Power Outages in Fountain County, IN
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Parke County Rural E M C and Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Covington - (IN) and Town of Veedersburg - (IN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.8 hours.
Fountain County, IN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/fountain-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fountain County, IN". https://massoutage.com/indiana/fountain-county
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Parke County Rural E M C and Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Covington - (IN) and Town of Veedersburg - (IN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,051 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Covington - (IN), Town of Veedersburg - (IN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Parke County Rural E M C, Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parke County Rural E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Covington - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Veedersburg - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fountain 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47918 | 108 | ≤11 | 92 | 0 |
| 47932 | 94 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 47987 | 67 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 47952 | 51 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 47949 | 26 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 47969 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47958 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Fountain County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Fountain County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Fountain County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fountain County went about 8.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,431 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 8.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,964 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 186 | 2,098 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 202 | 1,449 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 245 | 578 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 313 | 3,431 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 305 | 3,354 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | 238 | 2,872 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 308 | 2,964 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 294 | 1,484 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 244 | 2,730 | 10.2 |
| 2024 | 299 | 1,753 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 338 | 1,449 | 8.8 |
Cost of power in Fountain County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fountain 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
- Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp16.4¢29,540 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 6.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fountain County: FAQ
- How often does Fountain County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fountain County, IN logged 338 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fountain County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,431 customers without power, beginning October 20, 2018 and lasting about 2d.
- Is there a power outage in Fountain County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Fountain County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Fountain County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fountain County.
47918, 47932, 47949, 47952, 47958, 47969, 47987
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | 4.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Parke County Rural E M C | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Covington - (IN) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Veedersburg - (IN) | - | No live feed | - |
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/18045 and /api/v1/counties/18045/history.