Review of Reliability Concerns in Howard County

Howard County Council
Project completed October 2014.

Synapse assisted the Howard County Council (HCC) in its investigation into the reliability of electric power supply for certain areas in Howard County, Maryland. This investigation occurred in two phases: Phase I examined the 14 feeders identified by the original petitioners of the case, and Phase II examined the 33 additional feeders identified by HCC. Based in part on Synapse's comments and testimony, the electric utility modified its designation of poorest performing feeders to include outage duration metrics.