Power Outages in Parke County, IN
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Parke County Rural E M C and Duke Energy Indiana, LLC in Parke County, IN. There is no live feed for Town of Montezuma - (IN) and Town of Rockville - (IN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
Parke County, IN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/parke-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Parke County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/parke-county
No active outages are reported by Parke County Rural E M C and Duke Energy Indiana, LLC in Parke County.
No live feed for Town of Montezuma - (IN) and Town of Rockville - (IN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
96%of this county's ~7,826 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Montezuma - (IN), Town of Rockville - (IN). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parke County Rural E M C | Live · county | 0 | 6,269 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 1,270 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Town of Montezuma - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rockville - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Parke County Rural E M C and Duke Energy Indiana, LLC 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 Parke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47872 | 111 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 47874 | 64 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 47862 | 27 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 47837 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 47832 | 15 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 47859 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47860 | ≤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 Parke County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Parke County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Parke County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 126 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 129 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 116 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Parke County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Parke County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,145 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 852 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 90 | 279 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 84 | 626 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 77 | 1,145 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 94 | 409 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 73 | 610 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 127 | 432 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 79 | 411 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 62 | 520 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 61 | 852 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 60 | 210 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 93 | 417 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Parke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Parke 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
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 Low ice storms exposure · 1.9 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 Parke County: FAQ
- How often does Parke County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Parke County, IN logged 93 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Parke County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,145 customers without power, beginning September 23, 2017 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Parke County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Parke County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Parke County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Parke County Rural E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Parke County.
47832, 47836, 47837, 47859, 47860, 47862, 47872, 47874
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 · county | - |
| Parke County Rural E M C | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Montezuma - (IN) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Rockville - (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/18121 and /api/v1/counties/18121/history.