Street Lights

Anne Arundel County owns and leases approximately 46,000 street lights along County roads. The annual energy and maintenance costs for these street lights exceed $5 million a year. The lights are designed to improve visibility for motorists and pedestrians. The installation and maintenance of street lights is done by Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) based on work orders from the County.

Street lights are required to be installed by developers in new subdivisions. These lights are installed when the County determines that work has progressed to a point where new lights are unlikely to be damaged by construction equipment. The County also has three Capital Improvement Projects pertaining to Street Lighting.

H550700 LED Street Light Conversion

This project is to convert County-owned streetlights to LED (Light emitting diode) fixtures. All work is performed by BGE. LED fixtures require less maintenance and last longer. Existing mercury vapor streetlights present a hazardous waste issue and sodium vapor streetlights use significantly more energy than LED streetlights.

H563600 Pole Replacement

This project is to fund the replacement of old direct-burial steel poles and fiberglass poles past it’s lifespan of 20-25 years.

H542100 Security Street Lighting

This project is to fund the installation of new streetlights to improve safety and reduce crime at specific problem locations identified by the AACo Police Department. Due to fiscal constraints, new street lights are typically not added to existing roadways unless there is a documented traffic safety problem which would be improved by the installation of a new light.

For assistance, please contact the Traffic Engineering Division at (410) 222-7331 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Report An Outage

Use BGE's online tool to report street light outages in your area. 

BGE Online Street Light Outage Tool

You can find a location by entering an address (street, city and state or zip code) in the search box. To report an issue with a street or area light, click or tap the icon at the light's location on the map and complete the report form.  You can also report an issue with a light that does not appear on the map by clicking or tapping the light's location on the map.  Please provide as much information as possible to help BGE locate the light.