Power Outages in Union County, IN
As of October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Whitewater Valley Rural EMC in Union County, IN. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 25.9 hours.
Union County, IN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/union-county
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- October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/union-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Whitewater Valley Rural EMC in Union County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
72%of this county's ~5,784 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. 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 | 0 | 2,495 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Whitewater Valley Rural EMC | Live · county | 0 | 1,676 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Whitewater Valley Rural EMC 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 Union 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47353 | 85 | ≤11 | 65 | 0 |
| 47003 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 47325 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Union County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
Latest Union County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 161 customers out (3.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Union County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 25.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,229 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 25.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,229 customers out) · decade average 7.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 174 | 698 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 92 | 2,229 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 88 | 2,219 | 7.1 |
| 2018 | 122 | 2,229 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 352 | 802 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 460 | 930 | 10.8 |
| 2021 | 227 | 1,104 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 278 | 985 | 8.2 |
| 2023 | 260 | 2,229 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 273 | 606 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 184 | 2,229 | 25.9 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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
- Whitewater Valley Rural EMC15.4¢12,035 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 high winds exposure · 7.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, IN logged 184 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 25.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,229 customers without power, beginning June 23, 2016 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Union County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Union County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Whitewater Valley Rural EMC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
47003, 47325, 47353
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 · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Whitewater Valley Rural EMC | - | 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/18161 and /api/v1/counties/18161/history.