Power Outages in Posey County, IN
Is there a power outage in Posey County, IN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Posey County, IN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Western Indiana Energy REMC, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Posey County, IN is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.2 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/indiana/posey-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Posey County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/posey-county
Not counted: no live feed for Western Indiana Energy REMC.
Report an outage in Posey 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, Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC, Western Indiana Energy REMC and Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~12,142 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Western Indiana Energy REMC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co | Live · county | 2 | 12,717 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 1,213 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC | Live · county | 0 | 1,052 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Western Indiana Energy REMC | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC 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 Posey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47620 | 131 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 47638 | 30 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 47633 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 47631 | 19 | 0 | 12 | ≤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 Posey County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Posey County right now.
Posey County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Posey County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 309 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,641 customers out (18% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Posey 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 Posey Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Posey County went about 16.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,311 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 16.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,067 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41 | 175 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 58 | 1,221 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 241 | 1,222 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 216 | 1,755 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 377 | 3,317 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 363 | 7,311 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 339 | 2,770 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 491 | 2,451 | 8.3 |
| 2023 | 418 | 1,457 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 484 | 2,624 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 638 | 3,067 | 16.2 |
Cost of power in Posey County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Posey 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
- Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co19.8¢134,700 cust
- Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC15.7¢19,049 cust
- Western Indiana Energy REMC14.7¢15,012 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 · 5.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Posey County: FAQ
- How often does Posey County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Posey County, IN logged 638 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Posey County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,311 customers without power, beginning January 21, 2020 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Posey County, IN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Posey County, IN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Western Indiana Energy REMC, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Posey County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co, Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Posey County.
47620, 47631, 47633, 47638
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 Posey 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 | - |
| Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC | 12.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Western Indiana Energy REMC | 6.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co | 15.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/18129 and /api/v1/counties/18129/history. Live data as of .