When will the power be back in DeKalb County, TN?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in DeKalb County, TN right now.

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Elsewhere in Tennessee: 1,429 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 10:31 PM CDT.

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Who serves DeKalb County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Tennessee Electric Cooperatives ↗ and Middle Tennessee EMC, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Smithville also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — DeKalb County, TN

Last significant outage: Aug 22, 2026 — peaked at 605 customers, restored in ~2.2 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 3 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.2 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 9, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — DeKalb County, TN

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 21 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~1 hr (median).

That is shorter than the Tennessee norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2 hr.

Largest on record: ~1,284 customers out in February 2024, restored after about 48 min.

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 covered

Communities in DeKalb County include Smithville, Alexandria, Dowelltown and Liberty. 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, TN?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of DeKalb include Tennessee Electric Cooperatives, Middle Tennessee EMC and City of Smithville — 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.

Nearby counties & areas

Cannon County · Smith County · Warren County · White County · Putnam County · Jackson County · Wilson County · Van Buren County

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