Power Outages in Decatur County, IN
Is there a power outage in Decatur County, IN right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Decatur County Rural E M C and RushShelby Energy in Decatur County, IN. There is no live feed for Bartholomew County Rural E M C.
Decatur County, IN is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Decatur County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/decatur-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Decatur County Rural E M C and RushShelby Energy in Decatur County.
No live feed for Bartholomew County Rural E M C: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Decatur County, IN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Decatur County Rural E M C, Bartholomew County Rural E M C and RushShelby Energy; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
96%of this county's ~14,743 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bartholomew County Rural E M C. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 8,169 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Decatur County Rural E M C | Live · county | 0 | 5,948 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| RushShelby Energy | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bartholomew County Rural E M C | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Decatur County Rural E M C and RushShelby Energy reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Decatur 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47240 | 271 | 21 | 207 | ≤11 |
| 47283 | 38 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 47272 | 27 | ≤11 | 24 | 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 Decatur County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Decatur County right now.
Decatur County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Decatur County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Decatur County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,556 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 4,556 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 272 | 806 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 179 | 671 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 151 | 842 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 185 | 4,556 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 251 | 815 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 235 | 1,743 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 185 | 870 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 212 | 1,445 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 161 | 2,239 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 155 | 1,507 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 158 | 1,725 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Decatur County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Decatur 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
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Decatur County: FAQ
- How often does Decatur County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Decatur County, IN logged 158 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Decatur County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,556 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 6h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Decatur County, IN right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Decatur County Rural E M C and RushShelby Energy in Decatur County, IN. There is no live feed for Bartholomew County Rural E M C.
- Which utilities serve Decatur County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Decatur County Rural E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Decatur County.
47225, 47240, 47263, 47272, 47283
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Decatur County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Indiana →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | 4.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Decatur County Rural E M C | 7.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Bartholomew County Rural E M C | 9.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| RushShelby Energy | - | Live · county | - |
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/18031 and /api/v1/counties/18031/history.