Power outages in Washington Grove, MD

Live outages for Washington Grove and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Washington Grove has 495 residents.

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Outage map

Washington GroveMontgomery CountyPotomac Edison publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Montgomery County, which includes Washington Grove

2014–2025 record

Montgomery County averaged 7.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Maryland counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 11. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting June 19, 2025.

The largest on record began November 27, 2022, with 120,582 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

7.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

2.7 dayslongest on record (March 2018)

120,582most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
November 27, 2022	120,582	6.5 hours	534,399
March 2, 2018	108,677	2.7 days	1,894,331
July 29, 2023	55,999	1.5 days	574,961
October 8, 2021	42,080	30 minutes	13,867
June 27, 2023	37,874	15 minutes	9,469

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

Potomac Edison: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.