Power Outages in Benton County, IN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Benton County, IN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Benton County, IN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Benton County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Benton County has been under 105 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×22
- Flood Watch ×18
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×18
- Heat Advisory ×18
- Air Quality Alert ×10
- Flood Advisory ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Benton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Benton County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,240 customers.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 1,992 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 131 | 1,992 | 12.0 |
| 2016 | 142 | 543 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 177 | 755 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 318 | 1,556 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 248 | 1,204 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 147 | 1,413 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 133 | 2,240 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 131 | 660 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 132 | 1,418 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 129 | 1,430 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 123 | 584 | 2.0 |
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Benton County: FAQ
- How often does Benton County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Benton County, IN logged 123 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Benton County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,240 customers without power, beginning January 26, 2021 and lasting about 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Benton County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Benton County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Benton County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Benton County.
47921, 47942, 47944, 47971, 47986
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/18007 and /api/v1/counties/18007/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Indiana customers).