Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
Investor Owned electric utility · Maryland · #31 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #1167
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co is a investor owned electric utility serving 1,221,264 customers in Maryland. In 2025 it sold 15,041 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $2.99B in revenue, an average realized rate of 19.87¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 20.19¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 9 counties. EIA records its activities as: transmission, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1,143,710 | 12,046 | $2.43B | 20.19¢ | |
| Commercial | 73,780 | 2,865 | $534.27M | 18.65¢ | |
| Industrial | 3,774 | 130 | $22.49M | 17.30¢ | |
| Total | 1,221,264 | 15,041 | $2.99B | 19.87¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (878 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,008,510 | 12,975 | $1.60B | 12.29¢ |
| 2022 | 1,043,144 | 13,625 | $1.95B | 13.59¢ |
| 2023 | 1,081,061 | 12,832 | $2.12B | 16.47¢ |
| 2024 | 1,102,817 | 13,647 | $2.39B | 17.91¢ |
| 2025 | 1,221,264 | 15,041 | $2.99B | 20.19¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 175 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.87 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 202 minutes
As reported for Maryland under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 16,900 GWh
Winter peak demand: 6,464 MW
Energy losses: 10.9% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 97.7% of 1,381,068 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 54,949 installations, 756.2 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 128,298 delivery-only customers (13,831 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Anne Arundel, MDBaltimore City, MDBaltimore, MDCalvert, MDCarroll, MDHarford, MDHoward, MDMontgomery, MDPrince Georges, MD
Other large utilities in Maryland
- Potomac Electric Power Co - 872,449 customers, residential 21.47¢
- The Potomac Edison Company - 435,988 customers, residential 14.55¢
- Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc - 179,005 customers, residential 16.43¢
- Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc - 57,450 customers, residential 17.11¢
- Hagerstown Light Department - 17,780 customers, residential 11.23¢
- Easton Utilities Comm - 11,316 customers, residential 15.18¢
- SFE Energy Maryland, Inc. - 4,330 customers, residential 13.35¢
- XOOM Energy Maryland, LLC - 3,462 customers, residential 11.44¢
All Maryland utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #1167 in the EIA frame.