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2020 Indiana Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Indiana customer went without power for about 3.9 hours — the 34th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.9
Peak customers out
40,845
Rank (worst state)
34th
Counties affected
20

Indiana outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Indiana counties in 2020

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

1Lake County40,8452Vanderburgh County35,7693Hamilton County25,9964Marion County18,7205Hendricks County16,8736Clark County14,3057Allen County13,2228Porter County12,7129St. Joseph County12,31610Morgan County11,37411Vigo County10,94312Knox County10,90713Tippecanoe County10,69614Kosciusko County9,80015Monroe County9,51116Madison County9,25017Howard County8,62218Spencer County8,20519Elkhart County7,82420Bartholomew County7,412

Biggest Indiana outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Lake CountyAugust 11, 202040,845
Vanderburgh CountyJanuary 21, 202035,769
Lake CountyAugust 11, 202035,616
Hamilton CountyApril 9, 202025,996
Lake CountyAugust 10, 202019,961
Marion CountyAugust 9, 202018,720
Lake CountyJune 7, 202017,635
Hendricks CountyNovember 15, 202016,873
Marion CountyJuly 24, 202016,561
Lake CountyAugust 10, 202014,680
Indiana by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.