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Delaware: official power outage sources
Delmarva Power delivers electricity to much of Delaware. Delaware Electric Cooperative serves members in Kent and Sussex counties, and nine towns run their own electric systems, including Dover, Newark, Lewes, Milford and Seaford. The Public Service Commission oversees Delmarva; the cooperative and the town systems are outside its rules.
Outages in Delaware right now
Not shown on this site. Power Grid Watch does not have live outage information for Delaware. That does not mean there are no outages. Use the official links below to check and to report.
If your power is out
- Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
- Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
- Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.
Utility outage pages
Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.
- Delmarva Power Outage page Delmarva also serves Maryland; check that the map is showing Delaware. delmarva.com
- Delaware Electric Cooperative Outage page Outage center with a map, a reporting route and an explanation of how power is restored. delaware.coop
Official state sources
Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.
- Delaware Public Advocate: electric consumer information Consumer help Explains which electric companies the state regulates. publicadvocate.delaware.gov
- DEMEC member directory (municipal electric systems) Provider directory Links to the nine town-run electric systems. demecinc.net
- Delaware Emergency Management Agency Emergency management dema.delaware.gov
- National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov
Good to know in Delaware
- If you get power from a town utility such as Dover, Newark or Milford, check with your town; Delmarva's and the cooperative's maps do not cover you.
- Some towns may report outages by phone rather than on a map.
- Some towns cross county lines, so your county alone does not tell you who your electric company is.
The wider grid
Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of Delaware: PJM. They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together
Links on this page were last reviewed on . Official pages move; if a link is broken or a provider is missing, tell us.