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Power Outages in DeKalb County, IN

As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Indiana Michigan Power Co and Noble County R E M C in DeKalb County, IN. There is no live feed for City of Auburn - (IN), City of Garrett and Steuben County Rural E M C. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.

DeKalb County, IN is served by 6 tracked utilities.

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No active outages are reported by Indiana Michigan Power Co and Noble County R E M C in DeKalb County.

No live feed for City of Auburn - (IN), City of Garrett and Steuben County Rural E M C: outages in theirservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · DeKalb County

41%of this county's ~18,395 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: City of Auburn - (IN), City of Garrett, Steuben County Rural E M C. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Indiana Michigan Power CoLive · county06,6230.0%-0-
Noble County R E M CLive · county09570.0%---
Northern Indiana Pub Serv CoLive · countyno county report------
City of Auburn - (IN)No live feedcan't see------
City of GarrettNo live feedcan't see------
Steuben County Rural E M CNo live feedcan't see------

Indiana Michigan Power Co and Noble County R E M C reportevery 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, 2026

Medicare 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.

Power-dependent
497
Oxygen service
113
Dialysis (facility)
76
Home health / hospice
120
By ZIP code (8)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
46706196≤11152≤11
4673897≤1180≤11
4672168≤1155≤11
4679345≤1133≤11
4678825≤1117≤11
4670520≤11170
46785≤110≤110
46730≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for DeKalb County, IN

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.

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  • Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · DeKalb County

DeKalb County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.

  • Flood Watch ×4
  • Frost Advisory ×3
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
  • Freeze Warning ×1
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest DeKalb County, IN outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 651 customers out (3.5% of the county)

Outage trend · DeKalb County, IN
0customers out · peak 1
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
DeKalb County, IN: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 1 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.8112 PM6 PMOct 196 AM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in DeKalb County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in DeKalb County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,978 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

The US EIA reports Indiana utilities averaged 5.8 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
DeKalb County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.3h, 2016 2.2h, 2017 1.8h, 2018 1.9h, 2019 2.0h, 2020 1.3h, 2021 1.9h, 2022 1.1h, 2023 1.6h, 2024 0.7h, 2025 1.4h. Highlighted: 2015.01232.3h20152.2h20161.8h20171.9h20182.0h20191.3h20201.9h20211.1h20221.6h20230.7h20241.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2015 (peak 1,806 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20152571,8062.3
20163182,9782.2
20173232,4621.8
20184672,8181.9
20194151,7862.0
20203661,8061.3
20213531,8821.9
20223951,1791.1
20234301,7411.6
20244501,7930.7
20254201,8961.4

Cost of power in DeKalb County

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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.

20.4¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 65% since 2015
vs Indiana avg 16.7¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
November 29, 20162,9784h
October 20, 20182,8181d 9h
April 2, 20162,4801d 3h
June 23, 20162,4716h 30m
November 5, 20172,46222h 15m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
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Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in DeKalb County: FAQ

How often does DeKalb County, IN lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, DeKalb County, IN logged 420 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in DeKalb County, IN?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,978 customers without power, beginning November 29, 2016 and lasting about 4h.
Is there a power outage in DeKalb County, IN right now?
No major outage is currently reported for DeKalb County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve DeKalb County, IN?
Tracked electric providers include Indiana Michigan Power Co, Noble County R E M C, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co.
Nearby counties
Allen CountyDefiance CountyLaGrange CountyNoble County
ZIP codes in DeKalb County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within DeKalb County.

46705, 46706, 46721, 46730, 46738, 46785, 46788, 46793

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Indiana Michigan Power Co7.0 hrsLive · county
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Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co8.9 hrsLive · county-
Noble County R E M C2.3 hrsLive · county-
City of Auburn - (IN)0.2 hrsNo live feed-
Steuben County Rural E M C-No live feed-
City of Garrett-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 Indiana customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/18033 and /api/v1/counties/18033/history.