Street Light Program

Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) maintains the vast majority of street lights for Baltimore County. Report outages by calling 800-685-0123, 877-778-2222, or via the Outdoor Lighting (ODL) Outage Map.

Program Functions

The Street Light Program:

• Monitors approximately 45,000 street lights in Baltimore County, not including those on major interstate roadways and some state-maintained roadways
• Reviews engineering plans for compliance with rules and regulations for new developments
• Manages and authorizes requests for street light installations and modifications

Request Street Lighting

Request new street lighting, upgrades to existing lighting or shades by using the following forms or by calling 410-887-3716:

• Street Light Petition Form (PDF)
• Upgrade Street Light Petition Form (PDF)
• Shade Petition Form (PDF)