How do I check if the power is out in Dallas?

Open the live outage map for your utility. Dallas is served by Pacific Power, and only the utility's own map has current outage locations and restoration estimates. Your utility is printed on your electric bill.

Why does Dallas lose power?

Dallas is served by Pacific Power. Winter storms coming off the Coast Range and valley ice events cause most outages here. The main risks here: valley ice storms, windstorms off the coast range, fire-season line settings.

Will my solar panels work during a power outage?

Not by themselves. Grid-tied solar shuts off during an outage so it can't send power onto lines crews are repairing. Adding a home battery lets your house keep running, and solar recharges the battery each day the grid is down.

Can I add a battery to solar another company installed?

Usually, yes. National Solar adds batteries to existing systems, including systems installed by other companies or by installers that have gone out of business. We check your inverter, panel and main electrical panel first, then recommend a battery that works with what you have.

How long would a home battery last during an outage in Dallas?

A 10 kWh battery runs essentials (about 0.5 kW on average) for roughly 20 hours. With a 7 kW solar array in Dallas, solar adds about 8.8 kWh a day in December and 38.6 kWh a day in July, which stretches a summer outage much longer.

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Dallas power outage map and updates

Power out in Dallas? Open your utility's live outage map first, then see what causes outages here and how to keep the lights on next time.

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About 20 hrs of essentials on one battery
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Live outage maps

Who provides power in Dallas?

Dallas is served by Pacific Power. Winter storms coming off the Coast Range and valley ice events cause most outages here.

We link straight to each utility's official map, because outage data changes by the minute. Not sure which utility you have? It's printed on your bill.

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Outage risk

Why Dallas loses power

The storms and grid conditions behind most outages in the Willamette Valley, and what they mean for backup power at home.

Valley ice storms
Freezing fog and ice storms settle into the valley floor. The January 2024 storm left homes across the valley without power for days.
Windstorms off the Coast Range
Fall and winter fronts push strong gusts across open farmland and into neighborhoods with tall trees.
Fire-season line settings
In high-risk areas, utilities switch to more sensitive line settings during fire season. Lines shut off faster when something touches them, which prevents fires but can mean more frequent summer outages.

Backup power

How long a battery lasts in Dallas

Grid-tied solar shuts off during an outage. A home battery keeps your essentials running automatically, with no fuel and no noise, and solar recharges it every day the grid is down.

Essentials on one battery: ~20 hrs
Solar recharge, December: 8.8 kWh/day
Solar recharge, July: 38.6 kWh/day

Assumes a 10 kWh battery, essentials averaging 0.5 kW (refrigerator, lights, internet, furnace fan, phones) and a 7 kW array, using NREL PVWatts production data for Dallas. In December, solar covers about 73% of a day of essentials, so winter outages lean on the battery.

Already have solar?

Add a battery to the system you have

We add batteries to existing solar, including systems installed by other companies or by installers that are no longer in business. We check your inverter and electrical panel, then size a battery for the circuits you care about most.

Pacific Power customers can enroll in the Wattsmart Battery program, which pays you to share your battery during peak events.

Call (541) 213-8062

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