Power Outages in Blackford County, IN
Indiana Michigan Power Co and Jay County Rural E M C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Blackford County, IN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/blackford-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Blackford County, IN". https://massoutage.com/indiana/blackford-county
Indiana Michigan Power Co and Jay County Rural E M C publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,790 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Indiana Michigan Power Co, Jay County Rural E M C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jay County Rural E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Blackford 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47348 | 176 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 47359 | 38 | 0 | 33 | 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 Blackford County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Blackford County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Blackford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Blackford County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,277 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 6,277 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 149 | 1,551 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 157 | 1,183 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 223 | 6,277 | 12.7 |
| 2018 | 255 | 2,443 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 272 | 2,038 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 224 | 1,997 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 255 | 807 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 289 | 2,313 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | 256 | 1,994 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 321 | 1,122 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 330 | 902 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Blackford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Blackford 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.
- Indiana Michigan Power Co17.2¢425,007 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 Low high winds exposure · 4.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Blackford County: FAQ
- How often does Blackford County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Blackford County, IN logged 330 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Blackford County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,277 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2017 and lasting about 5h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Blackford County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Blackford County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Blackford County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Indiana Michigan Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Blackford County.
47348, 47359
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 7.0 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Jay County Rural E M C | - | Live · total only | - |
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/18009 and /api/v1/counties/18009/history.