As of 3 p.m. on Friday, July 10:
July 4 storm:
- Power has been restored to over 110,000 customers.
- 24 poles were needed for Baltimore & Annapolis Blvd (near Cromwell Light Rail station) alone
- Crews replaced more than 70 damaged poles.
- Crews replaced more than 50 damaged transformers and 350 broken crossarms.
- Customer Care representatives fielded more than 125,000 calls to the Care Center between 9 p.m. on July 4 and 11 a.m. on July 9.
As of 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8:
July 4 storm
- The vast majority (98%) of customers have been restored. ***Crews hit this milestone ahead of schedule yesterday***
- We’ve now restored 85,800 customers, with approximately 147 customers remaining out of service.
- There are 47 restoration jobs remaining.
July 5 storm
- More than 23,800 of the 24,000 customers who lost service have been restored – approximately 200 customers remain.
- There are 40 restoration jobs remaining.
- The vast majority customers (98%) impacted by this storm have been restored.
***Crews hit this milestone ahead of schedule today***
Update Tuesday 9pm:
July 4 storm
- The vast majority (98%) of customers have been restored.
- We’ve now restored 85,000 customers with fewer than 1,000 customers remaining out of service.
- 158 jobs to go.
July 5 storm
- More than 23,000 customers have been restored and about 500 customers remain out of service.
- 106 jobs to go.
- The vast majority customers impacted by this storm will be restored by tomorrow evening (Wednesday, July 8). Estimates are subject to change based on the extent of damage and new outages that may occur from other storms and high heat.
Update Monday, 9pm:
BGE says as of 9pm, more than 77,000 customers impacted by the July 4 storm have have had the restored, and more than 20,000 customers have been restored from the July 5 storms.
As it stands, around 11,200 customers remain without service, approximately 8,200 from the July 4 storms and just over 3,000 from the July 5 storms.
Update Monday, 7:55pm:
According to BGE, more than 18,000 customers are currently without power.
As of 5 p.m. on Monday, July 6, more than 75,000 customers impacted by the July 4 storm have been restored and 19,500 customers have been restored from the July 5 storms.
Update Monday, 11:30am:
According to BGE, more than 24,500 customers are currently without power.
As of Monday at 9am more than 70,000 customers impacted by the July 4 storm have had power restored, and 14,000 customers from the July 5 storms have had power restored.
Update 5:30pm:
According to BGE, more than 49,000 customers who were impacted by the storms have had their services restored. Officials say around 27,000 customers are still without service.
BGE says it continues to work to restore power in Anne Arundel, Baltimore County, and Harford County.
Original Article:
Crews with Baltimore Gas and Electric are working to restore power to more than 40,000 customers who were impacted by severe storms during the holiday weekend.
Severe thunderstorms moved through central Maryland during the evening of July 4th, initially impacting more than 80,000 customers.
BGE says crews were prepared and immediately began working to restore power across the region.
Some of the outages required damaged utility poles to be replaced before power can be restored, according to BGE.
WMAR-2 News' Jack Watson captured photos of storm damage in the Pikesville area.
As of 10:21 a.m., BGE is reporting 1,459 active outages impacting 49,138 customers.
BGE is estimating that 80% of customers who are without power will be restored by Monday at 6 p.m., with the vast majority estimated to be restored by 11 p.m. on Tuesday.
Light rail service from Patapsco to Cromwell and BWI Airport remains suspended due to power outages sustained Saturday night.
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration says a bus bridge is in place to accommodate passengers.
To report fallen electrical lines and outages, call BGE at 877-778-2222.
