Power Outages in Jennings County, IN
Is there a power outage in Jennings County, IN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Jennings County, IN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Bartholomew County Rural E M C, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Jennings County, IN is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.0 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 16:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jennings County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/jennings-county
Not counted: no live feed for Bartholomew County Rural E M C.
Report an outage in Jennings 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, Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN), Southeastern Indiana R E M C, Decatur County Rural E M C and Bartholomew County Rural E M C; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
70%of this county's ~13,830 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 | 1 | 5,714 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southeastern Indiana R E M C | Live · county | 0 | 3,116 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Decatur County Rural E M C | Live · county | 0 | 822 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bartholomew County Rural E M C | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Southeastern Indiana R E M C, Decatur County Rural E M C and Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN) 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 Jennings 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47265 | 361 | ≤11 | 278 | 0 |
| 47273 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 47227 | 28 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 47223 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 47282 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47270 | ≤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 Jennings County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jennings County right now.
Jennings County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Jennings County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,312 customers out (9.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 436 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 436 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jennings 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 Jennings Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jennings County went about 7.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,162 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 7.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 3,027 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 199 | 1,691 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 223 | 669 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 216 | 5,162 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 222 | 3,027 | 11.3 |
| 2019 | 216 | 3,910 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 330 | 2,708 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 386 | 1,673 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 401 | 2,499 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 381 | 2,290 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 402 | 1,532 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 422 | 3,089 | 7.0 |
Cost of power in Jennings County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jennings 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
- Southeastern Indiana R E M C15.6¢26,271 cust
- Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN)14.4¢24,354 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 3.9 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 Jennings County: FAQ
- How often does Jennings County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jennings County, IN logged 422 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jennings County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,162 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2017 and lasting about 1d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Jennings County, IN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Jennings County, IN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Bartholomew County Rural E M C, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Jennings County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Decatur County Rural E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN), Southeastern Indiana R E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jennings County.
47223, 47227, 47265, 47270, 47273, 47282
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 Jennings 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 | - |
| Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN) | 7.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southeastern Indiana R E M C | 5.8 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 | - |
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/18079 and /api/v1/counties/18079/history. Live data as of .