Power Outages in Rush County, IN
Decatur County Rural E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Henry County Rural E M C, NineStar Connect and RushShelby Energy publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of Knightstown - (IN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.4 hours.
Rush County, IN is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rush County, IN". https://massoutage.com/indiana/rush-county
Decatur County Rural E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Henry County Rural E M C, NineStar Connect and RushShelby Energy publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of Knightstown - (IN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,660 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Knightstown - (IN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Decatur County Rural E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Henry County Rural E M C, NineStar Connect, RushShelby Energy.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur County Rural E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Henry County Rural E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NineStar Connect | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RushShelby Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Knightstown - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rush 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46173 | 160 | ≤11 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 46115 | 26 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 46104 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46156 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46155 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46150 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46146 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46127 | ≤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 Rush County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Rush County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rush County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rush County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,172 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 8.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,172 customers out) · decade average 4.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 218 | 3,745 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 213 | 4,683 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 210 | 2,283 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 158 | 2,539 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 214 | 3,760 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 241 | 4,816 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 164 | 2,151 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 189 | 4,496 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 218 | 695 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 228 | 2,201 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 202 | 5,172 | 8.4 |
Cost of power in Rush County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rush 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
- NineStar Connect16.5¢18,751 cust
- RushShelby Energy16.4¢14,766 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.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 4.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rush County: FAQ
- How often does Rush County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rush County, IN logged 202 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rush County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,172 customers without power, beginning March 15, 2025 and lasting about 1d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Rush County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rush County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rush County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, RushShelby Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rush County.
46104, 46115, 46127, 46133, 46146, 46150, 46155, 46156, 46173
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 | - |
| Decatur County Rural E M C | 7.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| RushShelby Energy | - | Live · total only | - |
| Henry County Rural E M C | - | Live · total only | - |
| NineStar Connect | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of Knightstown - (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/18139 and /api/v1/counties/18139/history.