Power Outages in Scott County, IN
Is there a power outage in Scott County, IN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Scott County, IN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Scottsburg - (IN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Scott County, IN is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/indiana/scott-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 16:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scott County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/scott-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Scottsburg - (IN).
Report an outage in Scott 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), Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) and City of Scottsburg - (IN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
29%of this county's ~10,623 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Scottsburg - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · county | 1 | 3,066 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Scottsburg - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) 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 Scott 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47170 | 270 | ≤11 | 214 | ≤11 |
| 47102 | 140 | ≤11 | 117 | ≤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 Scott County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scott County right now.
Scott County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Scott County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 142 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 177 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Scott 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 Scott Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scott County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,210 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 1.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 2,142 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 146 | 1,924 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 167 | 2,155 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 101 | 2,132 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 128 | 2,142 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 137 | 502 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 233 | 1,171 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 236 | 1,121 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 248 | 2,210 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 207 | 1,817 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 227 | 1,180 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 215 | 861 | 1.4 |
Cost of power in Scott County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scott 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
- Clark County Rural E M C - (IN)14.3¢27,707 cust
- Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN)14.4¢24,354 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 · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Scott County: FAQ
- How often does Scott County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scott County, IN logged 215 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scott County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,210 customers without power, beginning December 24, 2022 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Scott County, IN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Scott County, IN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Scottsburg - (IN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Scott County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Clark County Rural E M C - (IN), Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Jackson County Rural E M C - (IN).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scott County.
47102, 47170, 47177
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 Scott 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 | - |
| Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Scottsburg - (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/18143 and /api/v1/counties/18143/history. Live data as of .