Power Outages in Kent County, DE
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Kent County, DE. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Kent County, DE is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Kent County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Kent County has been under 121 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×55
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×21
- Tornado Warning ×13
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×12
- Tornado Watch ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×5
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 1h 2m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 996 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,188 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,078 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,210 customers out (1.2% 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.
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 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELAWARE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/10001 and /api/v1/counties/10001/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Delaware customers).