Power Outage Updates

On Saturday, June 20, 2026, the university learned of a campus-wide power outage. Crews have been working diligently to address the outage. 

This webpage will be used to provide updates. 

Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.:

Some buildings remain without power at the University of Maryland due to the outage that began on Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 3 p.m. 

Information about this outage and restoration progress will be posted to umd.edu/aware. 

Targeted communications continue to on-campus residents.

Students and instructors with summer classes are asked to frequently monitor emails. 

For impacted on-campus camps, information will be communicated by individual camp program directors.

Building impacts and necessary adjustments to employee schedules will be communicated later today.

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.:

Crews continue to work on the campus-wide power outage. Phased power restoration is expected to begin overnight. There is not yet an estimated time for full restoration.

Targeted communications continue to on-campus residents.

If you are experiencing an issue with accessibility in an affected building, please call FM’s Customer Response Center at 301-405-2222.

During an outage, individuals with mobility impairment and/or a disability should call UMPD at 301-405-3555 for egress assistance and 911 for any life safety issue.

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.:

A campus-wide power outage has occurred. Facilities Management staff are on site assessing the situation. 

Crews are being dispatched to individuals in elevators.

If you are experiencing an issue with accessibility in an affected building, please call FM’s Customer Response Center at 301-405-2222. 

During an outage, individuals with mobility impairment and/or a disability should call UMPD at 301-405-3555 for egress assistance and 911 for any life safety issue.