Hagerstown Light Department
Municipal electric utility · Maryland · #804 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #7908
Hagerstown Light Department is a municipal electric utility serving 17,780 customers in Maryland. In 2025 it sold 330 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $36.54M in revenue, an average realized rate of 11.08¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 11.23¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14,878 | 169 | $19.00M | 11.23¢ | |
| Commercial | 2,825 | 65.6 | $7.81M | 11.90¢ | |
| Industrial | 77 | 94.8 | $9.73M | 10.26¢ | |
| Total | 17,780 | 330 | $36.54M | 11.08¢ |
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 (947 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17,535 | 311 | $24.28M | 7.95¢ |
| 2022 | 17,532 | 314 | $24.01M | 7.70¢ |
| 2023 | 17,682 | 302 | $20.80M | 7.02¢ |
| 2024 | 17,743 | 319 | $24.44M | 7.77¢ |
| 2025 | 17,780 | 330 | $36.54M | 11.23¢ |
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 347 GWh
Winter peak demand: 74 MW
Energy losses: 4.8% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 18.8% of 17,774 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 42 installations, 0.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Washington, MD
Other large utilities in Maryland
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co - 1,221,264 customers, residential 20.19¢
- 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¢
- 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 #7908 in the EIA frame.