Power Outages in Fayette County, IN
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Fayette County, IN across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Fayette County, IN is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Fayette County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Fayette County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Fayette Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fayette County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,068 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,068 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 292 | 2,260 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 209 | 2,174 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 209 | 2,989 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 243 | 2,421 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 397 | 2,241 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 544 | 5,068 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 305 | 2,975 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 337 | 2,319 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 339 | 1,897 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 331 | 1,923 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 304 | 2,371 | 3.6 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 3.8 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 Fayette County: FAQ
- How often does Fayette County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fayette County, IN logged 304 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fayette County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,068 customers without power, beginning July 27, 2020 and lasting about 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Fayette County, IN right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Fayette County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fayette County.
47331
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/18041 and /api/v1/counties/18041/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Indiana customers). Live data as of .