Power Outages in Elkhart County, IN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Elkhart County, IN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.6 hours.
Elkhart County, IN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Elkhart County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Elkhart County has been under 73 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×20
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Air Quality Alert ×8
- Flood Watch ×8
- Heat Advisory ×8
Hardest-hit cities in Elkhart County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Elkhartno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Elkhart County went about 7.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,112 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 23,112 customers out) · decade average 7.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 654 | 8,706 | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 772 | 4,104 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 823 | 6,617 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 760 | 6,794 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 800 | 9,643 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 804 | 7,824 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 677 | 23,112 | 22.5 |
| 2022 | 742 | 12,789 | 10.7 |
| 2023 | 761 | 12,597 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 635 | 13,676 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 763 | 13,408 | 7.6 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 7.9 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 Elkhart County: FAQ
- How often does Elkhart County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Elkhart County, IN logged 763 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Elkhart County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,112 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2021 and lasting about 10d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Elkhart County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Elkhart County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Elkhart County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE.
Elkhart. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Elkhart County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Elkhart County.
46507, 46514, 46516, 46517, 46526, 46528, 46540, 46543, 46550, 46553, 46573
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/18039 and /api/v1/counties/18039/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Indiana customers).