Power Outages in Whitley County, IN
Is there a power outage in Whitley County, IN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Whitley County, IN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Columbia City - (IN) and Town of South Whitley - (IN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Whitley County, IN is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/indiana/whitley-county
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Whitley County, IN", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/whitley-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Columbia City - (IN) and Town of South Whitley - (IN).
Report an outage in Whitley 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, Noble County R E M C, Northeastern Rural E M C, Kosciusko County Rural E M C, Heartland REMC, City of Columbia City - (IN) and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
15%of this county's ~24,036 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Columbia City - (IN), Town of South Whitley - (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 | 2,886 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Noble County R E M C | Live · county | 0 | 646 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 106 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Heartland REMC | Live · county | 0 | 24 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kosciusko County Rural E M C | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northeastern Rural E M C | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| City of Columbia City - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Whitley - (IN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Indiana Michigan Power Co, Noble County R E M C, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Heartland REMC, Kosciusko County Rural E M C and Northeastern 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.
Active outages in Whitley County1
Individual outages as listed by Northeastern Rural E M C, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | Northeastern Rural E M C |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Whitley 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46725 | 240 | ≤11 | 179 | ≤11 |
| 46723 | 77 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 46787 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 46764 | 12 | 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 Whitley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Whitley County right now.
Whitley County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flood Advisory ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Whitley County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 311 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Whitley 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 Whitley Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Whitley County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,561 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 11,561 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 63 | 1,545 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 68 | 1,558 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 74 | 472 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 135 | 219 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 391 | 1,559 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 516 | 7,043 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 483 | 2,713 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 552 | 11,561 | 13.8 |
| 2023 | 538 | 2,360 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 534 | 5,054 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 531 | 2,283 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Whitley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Whitley 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
- Northeastern Rural E M C15.4¢31,034 cust
- Heartland REMC14.5¢18,144 cust
- Kosciusko County Rural E M C13.1¢17,473 cust
- Noble County R E M C13.4¢11,036 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 · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Whitley County: FAQ
- How often does Whitley County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Whitley County, IN logged 531 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Whitley County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,561 customers without power, beginning June 14, 2022 and lasting about 4d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Whitley County, IN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Whitley County, IN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Columbia City - (IN) and Town of South Whitley - (IN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Whitley County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Indiana Michigan Power Co, Noble County R E M C, Northeastern Rural E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Whitley County.
46723, 46725, 46764, 46787
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 Whitley 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 | - |
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 7.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Noble County R E M C | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Northeastern Rural E M C | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kosciusko County Rural E M C | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Heartland REMC | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Columbia City - (IN) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of South Whitley - (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/18183 and /api/v1/counties/18183/history. Live data as of .