Power Outages in Bartholomew County, IN
AES Indiana, Decatur County Rural E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN) and RushShelby Energy publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bartholomew County Rural E M C and Edinburgh Municipal Utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.4 hours.
Bartholomew County, IN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bartholomew County, IN". https://massoutage.com/indiana/bartholomew-county
AES Indiana, Decatur County Rural E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN) and RushShelby Energy publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bartholomew County Rural E M C and Edinburgh Municipal Utilities: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~41,939 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bartholomew County Rural E M C, Edinburgh Municipal Utilities. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AES Indiana, Decatur County Rural E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN), RushShelby Energy.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AES Indiana | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Decatur County Rural E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RushShelby Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bartholomew County Rural E M C | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh Municipal Utilities | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bartholomew Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47201 | 573 | ≤11 | 405 | ≤11 |
| 47203 | 317 | ≤11 | 218 | ≤11 |
| 47246 | 49 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 47232 | 41 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 47280 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 47247 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47244 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47236 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Bartholomew County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Bartholomew County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Bartholomew County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Columbusno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bartholomew County went about 14.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,615 customers.
The US EIA reports Indiana utilities averaged 5.8 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 14.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 12,903 customers out) · decade average 5.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 476 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 83 | 559 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 644 | 9,306 | 8.8 |
| 2019 | 655 | 6,570 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 612 | 7,412 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 720 | 4,348 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 669 | 19,615 | 10.9 |
| 2023 | 593 | 8,511 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | 667 | 5,644 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 690 | 12,903 | 14.4 |
Cost of power in Bartholomew County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bartholomew County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Duke Energy Indiana, LLC15.0¢808,572 cust
- AES Indiana14.7¢469,634 cust
- Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN)14.4¢24,354 cust
- RushShelby Energy16.4¢14,766 cust
- Bartholomew County Rural E M C14.5¢11,493 cust
- Decatur County Rural E M C15.0¢8,187 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 5.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bartholomew County: FAQ
- How often does Bartholomew County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bartholomew County, IN logged 690 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bartholomew County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,615 customers without power, beginning May 21, 2022 and lasting about 2d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Bartholomew County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bartholomew County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bartholomew County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Indiana, LLC.
Columbus. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Bartholomew County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bartholomew County.
47201, 47203, 47226, 47232, 47236, 47244, 47246, 47247, 47280
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | 4.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| AES Indiana | 4.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN) | 7.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Decatur County Rural E M C | 7.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bartholomew County Rural E M C | 9.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| RushShelby Energy | - | Live · total only | - |
| Edinburgh Municipal Utilities | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Indiana customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/18005 and /api/v1/counties/18005/history.