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2017 Indiana Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Indiana customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 33rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
18,968
Rank (worst state)
33rd
Counties affected
20

Indiana outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Indiana counties in 2017

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

1Vigo County18,9682Marion County15,3863Hamilton County10,7604Delaware County9,8995Tippecanoe County8,0616Jackson County7,2107Lake County6,9678Elkhart County6,6179Allen County6,55010Floyd County6,54611St. Joseph County6,48212Blackford County6,27713Lawrence County6,06014Monroe County6,02115Porter County5,90116Jefferson County5,22817Jennings County5,16218Washington County5,14819Gibson County5,00720Owen County4,943

Biggest Indiana outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Vigo CountyJuly 12, 201718,968
Marion CountyApril 25, 201715,386
Vigo CountyMay 11, 201714,266
Hamilton CountyJuly 7, 201710,760
Delaware CountyNovember 5, 20179,899
Marion CountyJuly 11, 20179,743
Delaware CountyNovember 6, 20179,622
Marion CountyApril 13, 20178,512
Tippecanoe CountyFebruary 21, 20178,061
Marion CountyApril 28, 20177,835
Indiana by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.