Power Outages in Kent County, DE
Delaware Electric Cooperative has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Delmarva Power publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Dover - (DE), City of Milford - (DE), Town of Clayton - (DE) and Town of Smyrna - (DE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Kent County, DE is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kent County, DE". https://massoutage.com/delaware/kent-county
Delaware Electric Cooperative only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Delmarva Power publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Dover - (DE), City of Milford - (DE), Town of Clayton - (DE) and Town of Smyrna - (DE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~76,036 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Dover - (DE), City of Milford - (DE), Town of Clayton - (DE), Town of Smyrna - (DE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Delaware Electric Cooperative. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Delmarva Power.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Electric Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delmarva Power | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dover - (DE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Milford - (DE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clayton - (DE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Smyrna - (DE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kent Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19901 | 404 | 21 | 277 | ≤11 |
| 19904 | 388 | ≤11 | 204 | ≤11 |
| 19977 | 270 | 12 | 184 | ≤11 |
| 19963 | 222 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 19943 | 159 | ≤11 | 124 | ≤11 |
| 19934 | 155 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 19962 | 141 | ≤11 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 19952 | 140 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 19938 | 83 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 19953 | 63 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 19946 | 62 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 19954 | 26 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 19964 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 19980 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 19979 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 19955 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Kent County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kent County right now.
Kent County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×18
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Kent County, DE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 994 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kent County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kent County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,992 customers.
The US EIA reports Delaware utilities averaged 1.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 10,108 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 736 | 3,998 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 926 | 10,108 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 864 | 5,893 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 642 | 7,777 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 881 | 9,117 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 812 | 10,992 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 791 | 3,036 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 915 | 3,749 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 891 | 6,146 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 460 | 5,254 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 824 | 4,130 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Kent County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kent County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Delmarva Power18.2¢278,793 cust
- Delaware Electric Cooperative13.9¢108,801 cust
- City of Dover - (DE)16.2¢21,793 cust
- City of Milford - (DE)15.9¢7,504 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kent County: FAQ
- How often does Kent County, DE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kent County, DE logged 824 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kent County, DE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,992 customers without power, beginning July 6, 2020 and lasting about 19h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Kent County, DE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kent County, DE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kent County, DE?
- Tracked electric providers include Delaware Electric Cooperative, Delmarva Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kent County.
19901, 19902, 19904, 19934, 19936, 19938, 19943, 19946, 19952, 19953, 19954, 19955, 19962, 19964, 19977, 19979, 19980
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Power | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Delaware Electric Cooperative | 1.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| City of Milford - (DE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Smyrna - (DE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Clayton - (DE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Dover - (DE) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Delaware customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/10001 and /api/v1/counties/10001/history.