Power Outages in Shelby County, IN
AES Indiana, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and RushShelby Energy publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Edinburgh Municipal Utilities and Johnson County Rural E M C. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Shelby County, IN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/shelby-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shelby County, IN". https://massoutage.com/indiana/shelby-county
AES Indiana, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and RushShelby Energy publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Edinburgh Municipal Utilities and Johnson County Rural E M C: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~26,980 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Edinburgh Municipal Utilities, Johnson County Rural E M C. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AES Indiana, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, RushShelby Energy.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AES Indiana | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RushShelby Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh Municipal Utilities | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnson County Rural E M C | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Shelby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46176 | 476 | 49 | 355 | ≤11 |
| 46124 | 130 | ≤11 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 46126 | 71 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 46161 | 43 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 46130 | 31 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 46182 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 47234 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 46110 | ≤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 Shelby County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Shelby 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 Shelby County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,323 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 2,136 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 383 | 414 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 370 | 2,251 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 307 | 1,635 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 266 | 1,729 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 288 | 1,312 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 234 | 2,710 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 315 | 6,323 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 359 | 2,136 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 358 | 2,309 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 312 | 1,896 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 319 | 2,586 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Shelby County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shelby 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
- AES Indiana14.7¢469,634 cust
- Johnson County Rural E M C13.5¢29,132 cust
- RushShelby Energy16.4¢14,766 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 Moderate tornadoes exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, IN logged 319 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,323 customers without power, beginning April 16, 2021 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Shelby County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, RushShelby Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
46110, 46124, 46126, 46130, 46144, 46161, 46176, 46182, 47234
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 | - |
| AES Indiana | 4.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Johnson County Rural E M C | 2.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| RushShelby Energy | - | Live · total only | - |
| Edinburgh Municipal Utilities | - | 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/18145 and /api/v1/counties/18145/history.