Power Outages in DeKalb County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Commonwealth Edison Co in DeKalb County, IL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.6 hours.
DeKalb County, IL is served by 1 tracked utility.
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/dekalb-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in DeKalb County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/dekalb-county
No active outages are reported by Commonwealth Edison Co in DeKalb County.
99%of this county's ~46,706 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · county | 0 | 46,320 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Commonwealth Edison Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in DeKalb 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60115 | 228 | ≤11 | 142 | ≤11 |
| 60178 | 157 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 60548 | 121 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 60135 | 64 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 60552 | 37 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 60520 | 25 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 60556 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 60112 | 21 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 60145 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 60146 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 60550 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60150 | 13 | 0 | ≤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 DeKalb County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for DeKalb County right now.
DeKalb County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Hydrologic Outlook ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Freeze Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in DeKalb County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- DeKalbno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in DeKalb County went about 0.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,587 customers.
The US EIA reports Illinois utilities averaged 2.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 0.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 10,587 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 598 | 4,810 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 299 | 7,097 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 489 | 4,520 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 640 | 3,162 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 632 | 3,209 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 565 | 10,587 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 643 | 6,262 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 652 | 1,096 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 637 | 2,900 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 710 | 3,832 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 663 | 2,327 | 0.6 |
Cost of power in DeKalb County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for DeKalb 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.
- Commonwealth Edison Co17.7¢3,020,130 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 1.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in DeKalb County: FAQ
- How often does DeKalb County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, DeKalb County, IL logged 663 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in DeKalb County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,587 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 4d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in DeKalb County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for DeKalb County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve DeKalb County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Commonwealth Edison Co.
DeKalb. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the DeKalb County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within DeKalb County.
60111, 60112, 60115, 60135, 60145, 60146, 60150, 60178, 60520, 60548, 60550, 60552, 60556
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | 1.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
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 Illinois customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/17037 and /api/v1/counties/17037/history.