Power Outages in Indiana by City
Most of Indiana's outage time in 2024 came on a few major storm days: 312 minutes in total, but 121 on ordinary days.
Power outage record for Indiana
Worst year: 2023. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Indiana electric customers averaged 1.28 outages and 312 minutes (5.2 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Indiana 27th of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 121 minutes (US 126). About 61% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2023 (455 minutes), the best 2019 (261). 2024 was close to the 2019–2023 average of 312 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, 910,102 customers, 296 minutes; AES Indiana, 525,000 customers, 247 minutes; Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co, 485,189 customers, 534 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 14 utilities with 25,000+ customers, Northeastern Rural E M C had the least outage time (61 minutes) and South Central Indiana REMC the most (742 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 13,818 NOAA storm reports in Indiana, led by thunderstorm wind 5,309, hail 1,782, winter weather 1,221. Power outages are named in 135 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- November 14, 2018, Marion (ice storm): “Duke Energy and Indianapolis Power and Light combined to report over 50,000 customers without power across central Indiana.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- November 27, 2019, Marion (high wind): “At least 37,548 homes were without power at one point with over 60,000 estimated during the whole event.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 1, 2022, Vanderburgh (thunderstorm wind): “Up to 28,000 electric customers in and near Evansville were without power in the aftermath of the storm.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC serves the most customers (910,102). Source: EIA Form 861.
Indiana ranks 2nd of 5 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
June had the most (21). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Indiana, city by city
5 Indiana cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Indianapolis AES Indiana
- Fort Wayne Indiana Michigan Power
- Evansville CenterPoint Energy
- South Bend Indiana Michigan Power
- Carmel Duke Energy Indiana
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Indiana right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Indiana in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Indiana?
In 2024 the average Indiana electric customer was without power for 312 minutes (5.2 hours) across 1.28 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Indiana utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, South Central Indiana REMC reported the most: 742 minutes per customer. Northeastern Rural E M C reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Indiana?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 135 storm episodes in Indiana since 2015, most often in June (21 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works