See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Georgia
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customers reported out in DeKalb County, GA
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (Georgia Power): Oct 5, 1:30 AM EDT· its own reports for places here carry 5 different times, the earliest Oct 4, 11:15 PM EDT
County-wide restoration outlook: ~39 min to restore at the current pace (roughly 15 customers an hour)
🎯 Likely 13 min–2.2 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 10:36 PM EDT.
45county-wide trend of customers without power · last 17 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
Decatur — <15 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 11:15 PM EDT · earliest of the 3 times posted here; the latest is Oct 5, 1:30 AM EDT
Lithonia — <5 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 5, 1:30 AM EDT
Doraville — <5 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 11:30 PM EDT
Conley — <5 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 5, 12:45 AM EDT
Utilities report these on their own live outage maps, which can total more than the current county figure while an outage is still growing or being restored.
⚡ No power in DeKalb, GA? 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 Georgia Power, Snapping Shoals EMC ↗ and Walton EMC, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.
Outage history — DeKalb County, GA
Last significant outage: Oct 2, 2026 — peaked at 1,554 customers, restored in ~10.7 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 40 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 7 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 13, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — DeKalb County, GA
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
2,749 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 63 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~6 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is longer than the Georgia norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2.5 hr.
Largest on record: ~176,310 customers out in September 2017, restored after about 3.5 days. The busiest year on record here was 2023.
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 DeKalb County include Stonecrest, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Tucker, Chamblee, Decatur, Clarkston and Doraville. 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 DeKalb County, GA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of DeKalb include Georgia Power, Snapping Shoals EMC and Walton EMC — 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.
