Power Outages in LaPorte County, IN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Indiana Michigan Power Co and Kankakee Valley Rural E M C in LaPorte County, IN. There is no live feed for Town of Kingsford Heights. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.5 hours.
LaPorte County, IN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/indiana/laporte-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in LaPorte County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/laporte-county
No active outages are reported by Indiana Michigan Power Co and Kankakee Valley Rural E M C in LaPorte County.
No live feed for Town of Kingsford Heights: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
16%of this county's ~57,423 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Kingsford Heights. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 6,431 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Kankakee Valley Rural E M C | Live · county | 0 | 2,674 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingsford Heights | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Indiana Michigan Power Co and Kankakee Valley Rural E M C 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 LaPorte 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46360 | 578 | 18 | 456 | ≤11 |
| 46350 | 507 | 20 | 382 | ≤11 |
| 46574 | 104 | ≤11 | 84 | 0 |
| 46391 | 92 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 46371 | 37 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 46390 | 35 | 0 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 46382 | 31 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 46346 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 46348 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46340 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46365 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46345 | ≤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 LaPorte County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
LaPorte County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Flood Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest LaPorte County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,869 customers out (4.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated January 1, 2001
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated January 1, 2001
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated January 1, 2001
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated January 1, 2001
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated January 1, 2001
Hardest-hit cities in LaPorte County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in LaPorte County went about 13.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,383 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 13.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 17,383 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 657 | 10,794 | 7.4 |
| 2016 | 870 | 5,060 | 6.0 |
| 2017 | 861 | 2,143 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 848 | 4,818 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 709 | 3,831 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 831 | 6,085 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 613 | 17,383 | 16.0 |
| 2022 | 858 | 5,488 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 846 | 5,215 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 888 | 10,095 | 11.1 |
| 2025 | 721 | 13,137 | 13.5 |
Cost of power in LaPorte County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for LaPorte 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.
- Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co22.0¢433,889 cust
- Indiana Michigan Power Co17.2¢425,007 cust
- Kankakee Valley Rural E M C14.7¢19,027 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 tornadoes exposure · 7.2 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 LaPorte County: FAQ
- How often does LaPorte County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, LaPorte County, IN logged 721 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in LaPorte County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,383 customers without power, beginning January 1, 2021 and lasting about 9d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in LaPorte County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for LaPorte County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve LaPorte County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Indiana Michigan Power Co, Kankakee Valley Rural E M C, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within LaPorte County.
46340, 46345, 46346, 46348, 46350, 46360, 46365, 46371, 46382, 46390, 46391, 46574
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 7.0 hrs | Live · county | |
| Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kankakee Valley Rural E M C | 6.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Town of Kingsford Heights | - | 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/18091 and /api/v1/counties/18091/history.