When will the power be back in New Castle County, DE?
See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Delaware
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customers reported out in New Castle County, DE
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (Delmarva Power): Oct 4, 12:00 PM EDT· its own reports for places here carry 2 different times, the earliest Oct 4, 3:00 AM EDT
County-wide restoration outlook: ~1.2 hr to restore at the current pace (roughly 10 customers an hour)
🎯 Likely 20 min–4 hr — based on how accurate our past estimates like this have been.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 11:36 PM EDT.
1686county-wide trend of customers without power · last 40 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
Wilmington — 5 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 12:00 PM EDT
Newark — 1 customer reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 3:00 AM EDT
⚡ No power in New Castle, DE? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Delmarva Power, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Newark, Town of Middletown, Town of Smyrna and 1 other also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.
Outage history — New Castle County, DE
Last significant outage: Oct 2, 2026 — peaked at 1,074 customers, restored in ~11.3 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 33 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 10 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 21, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — New Castle County, DE
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
1,710 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 19 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~5 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is longer than the Delaware norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2.5 hr.
Largest on record: ~61,872 customers out in December 2023, restored after about 4.3 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2016.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Communities in New Castle County include Newark, Middletown, Elsmere, Townsend, Delaware City, Bellefonte, Newport and Arden. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in New Castle County, DE?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of New Castle include Delmarva Power, City of Newark, Town of Middletown and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
