Power Outages in Howard County, IN
Carroll-White REMC, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Indiana Michigan Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Howard County, IN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/howard-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Howard County, IN". https://massoutage.com/indiana/howard-county
Carroll-White REMC, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Indiana Michigan Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~44,288 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carroll-White REMC, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Indiana Michigan Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll-White REMC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Howard 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46901 | 593 | 20 | 472 | ≤11 |
| 46902 | 583 | 20 | 455 | 15 |
| 46936 | 71 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 46979 | 53 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
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 Howard County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Howard County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Howard County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 475 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Howard County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Kokomono outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Howard County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 26,416 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 26,416 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 641 | 13,616 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 667 | 26,416 | 20.2 |
| 2017 | 591 | 3,166 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 617 | 11,752 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 703 | 4,861 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 606 | 8,622 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 659 | 4,151 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 699 | 10,010 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 645 | 4,977 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 681 | 8,501 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 621 | 6,159 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Howard County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Howard 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
- Indiana Michigan Power Co17.2¢425,007 cust
- Carroll-White REMC15.5¢14,853 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 High high winds exposure · 4.7 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 Howard County: FAQ
- How often does Howard County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Howard County, IN logged 621 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Howard County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 26,416 customers without power, beginning August 24, 2016 and lasting about 5d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Howard County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Howard County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Howard County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Carroll-White REMC, Duke Energy, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC.
Kokomo. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Howard County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Howard County.
46901, 46902, 46936, 46937, 46965, 46979
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 | - |
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 7.0 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Carroll-White REMC | 14.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | 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/18067 and /api/v1/counties/18067/history.