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2016 Indiana Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Indiana customer went without power for about 3.1 hours — the 17th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.1
Peak customers out
33,202
Rank (worst state)
17th
Counties affected
20

Indiana outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.9h20153.1h20162.5h20173.9h20183.1h20193.9h20204.4h20214.4h20225.9h20235.1h20246.4h2025

Hardest-hit Indiana counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Marion County33,2022Howard County26,4163St. Joseph County18,1404Lake County17,1885Hamilton County10,8956Porter County8,8537Floyd County8,7858Clinton County6,2989Delaware County5,86410Owen County5,41011Gibson County5,07012LaPorte County5,06013Clay County4,77414Monroe County4,74615Lawrence County4,73116Rush County4,68317Union County4,68018Wabash County4,37919Randolph County4,31320Vigo County4,212

Biggest Indiana outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Marion CountyJune 23, 201633,202
Marion CountyJune 15, 201627,594
Howard CountyAugust 24, 201626,416
Marion CountyJune 22, 201622,444
Marion CountyAugust 26, 201620,119
St. Joseph CountyJune 20, 201618,140
Lake CountyFebruary 24, 201617,188
Marion CountyApril 2, 201616,646
Marion CountyJune 1, 201616,244
St. Joseph CountyJune 21, 201614,909
Indiana by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.