Power Outages in Wells County, IN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Indiana Michigan Power Co, Heartland REMC, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Jay County Rural E M C in Wells County, IN. There is no live feed for City of Bluffton - (IN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
Wells County, IN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/wells-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wells County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/wells-county
No active outages are reported by Indiana Michigan Power Co, Heartland REMC, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Jay County Rural E M C in Wells County.
No live feed for City of Bluffton - (IN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
61%of this county's ~13,893 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Bluffton - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 4,986 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Heartland REMC | Live · county | 0 | 3,304 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 206 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Jay County Rural E M C | Live · county | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Bluffton - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Indiana Michigan Power Co, Heartland REMC, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Jay County Rural E M C 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 Wells 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46714 | 169 | ≤11 | 126 | ≤11 |
| 46777 | 85 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 46770 | 25 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 46791 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 46799 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46781 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46778 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46766 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46759 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 46731 | ≤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 Wells County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Wells County has been under 64 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×40
- Flood Watch ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Wells County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wells County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,730 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,234 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 159 | 490 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 134 | 402 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 162 | 1,276 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 189 | 628 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 215 | 1,234 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 163 | 778 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 175 | 1,729 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 207 | 1,730 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 218 | 831 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 282 | 576 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 275 | 1,726 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Wells County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wells 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
- Indiana Michigan Power Co17.2¢425,007 cust
- Heartland REMC14.5¢18,144 cust
- City of Bluffton - (IN)10.2¢5,003 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 high winds exposure · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Wells County: FAQ
- How often does Wells County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wells County, IN logged 275 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wells County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,730 customers without power, beginning June 14, 2022 and lasting about 1d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Wells County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wells County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wells County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Heartland REMC, Indiana Michigan Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wells County.
46714, 46731, 46759, 46766, 46770, 46777, 46778, 46781, 46791, 46799
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 | - |
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 7.0 hrs | Live · county | |
| Heartland REMC | - | Live · county | - |
| Jay County Rural E M C | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Bluffton - (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/18179 and /api/v1/counties/18179/history.