When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Bowie, MD?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Prince George's County, Maryland
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customers reported out in Bowie · live from Baltimore Gas & Electric
Utility restoration time for Bowie: Oct 4, 2:30 AM EDT
Bowie outlook: past outages here typically ran ~1.7 hr, based on 7 past outages of any size
Across the whole county (Prince George's, MD, all utilities): 29 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~4 hr start to finish (33 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Bowie figure above.
Updated 11:43 PM EDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Bowie

Bowie is a city of about 58,421 residents in Prince George's County.

Baltimore Gas & Electric has reported outages for Bowie by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Bowie is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Bowie:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Bowie: the closest other places we track are New Carrollton, about 7 miles to the west; Greenbelt, about 8 miles to the west; College Park, about 11 miles to the west; and Hyattsville, about 12 miles to the west. Also nearby: Laurel (12 mi NW); Annapolis (13 mi E); Takoma Park (14 mi W); Washington, DC (15 mi W); Alexandria, VA (21 mi SW); Falls Church, VA (24 mi W); Rockville (24 mi W); and Baltimore (25 mi N).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Westminster (45 mi); northeast toward Bel Air (45 mi); east toward Easton (38 mi); southeast toward Cambridge (45 mi); southwest toward La Plata (32 mi); west toward Vienna, VA (28 mi); and northwest toward Gaithersburg (28 mi).

Who serves Bowie?

We track live outage data from Pepco, Baltimore Gas & Electric and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative ↗ in Prince George's County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Bowie

Bowie's last tracked outage began Sep 25, peaked at 92 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

  • Sep 25 — 92 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Sep 22 — 30 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Sep 20 — 37 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
  • Sep 19 — 53 customers out, restored in an hour
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Prince George's County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4 hr. The full record for Prince George's County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Bowie, MD?

To check your own street, search a Bowie ZIP code — 20715, 20716, 20717, 20718, 20719, 20720 or any of the other 1 — and the map opens on that area.

Bowie, MD — live power outage tracker