Power Outages in Spencer County, IN
Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co and Southern Indiana R E C, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Owensboro - (KY) and City of Troy - (IN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.0 hours.
Spencer County, IN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/spencer-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Spencer County, IN". https://massoutage.com/indiana/spencer-county
Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co and Southern Indiana R E C, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Owensboro - (KY) and City of Troy - (IN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,778 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Owensboro - (KY), City of Troy - (IN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co, Southern Indiana R E C, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Indiana R E C, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Owensboro - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Troy - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Spencer 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47635 | 56 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 47634 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 47615 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 47579 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 47611 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 47531 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47617 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47588 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47577 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47550 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 47537 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 47536 | ≤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 Spencer County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Spencer 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
Hardest-hit cities in Spencer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Spencer County went about 7.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,205 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 7.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,644 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 174 | 715 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 133 | 970 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 188 | 1,357 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 209 | 8,205 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 230 | 1,090 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 262 | 2,943 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 309 | 1,876 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 359 | 1,530 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 401 | 1,644 | 7.0 |
Cost of power in Spencer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Spencer 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.
- Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co19.8¢134,700 cust
- Southern Indiana R E C, Inc15.5¢8,957 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 ice storms exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Spencer County: FAQ
- How often does Spencer County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Spencer County, IN logged 401 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Spencer County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,205 customers without power, beginning January 21, 2020 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Spencer County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Spencer County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Spencer County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co, Southern Indiana R E C, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Spencer County.
47531, 47537, 47550, 47552, 47577, 47579, 47588, 47611, 47615, 47634, 47635
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co | 15.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Indiana R E C, Inc | 14.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Owensboro - (KY) | 1.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Troy - (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/18147 and /api/v1/counties/18147/history.