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Indiana power outages by utility

28 Indiana utilities report outage minutes to EIA. The state median is 131 minutes a year; the range runs from 10 to 431.

Ranking by outage minutes

Indiana, SAIDI without major event days, 2024; lower is better; 28 utilities.

RankIndiana utilityOwner typeIndiana home accountsSAIDI minInterruptions (SAIFI)SAIDI with stormsIndiana storm sharePrice ¢/kWh
1City of GreenfieldMunicipal11,858100.13100%13.13
2Johnson County Rural E M CCooperative28,279280.3612378%13.79
3City of PeruMunicipal9,062340.455942%13.74
4Hendricks County Rural E M CCooperative37,638540.9610749%13.84
5Clark County Rural E M CCooperative27,103570.6911752%14.63
6Northeastern Rural E M CCooperative30,610580.92614%14.96
7Boone County Rural EMCCooperative18,371600.66600%16.51
8Noble County R E M CCooperative10,986760.8313644%13.53
9Bartholomew County Rural E M CCooperative11,427841.0517853%14.71
10AES IndianaInvestor Owned469,499871.0624765%13.75
11Jasper County Rural E M CCooperative7,745901.4019654%15.34
12Indiana Michigan Power CoInvestor Owned422,062980.7215738%16.31
13Duke Energy Indiana, LLCInvestor Owned796,2651130.9429662%12.75
14Tipmont Rural Elec Member CorpCooperative28,8851140.9114521%16.07
15Kosciusko County Rural E M CCooperative17,4351470.8929149%13.27
16Harrison County Rural E M CCooperative23,2211541.7021428%13.88
17Northern Indiana Pub Serv CoInvestor Owned430,6481690.9753468%19.09
18Jackson County Rural E M CCooperative24,2151791.8924928%15.32
19Decatur County Rural E M CCooperative8,0881831.501830%15.83
20City of AndersonMunicipal29,5331931.9351262%12.82
21Western Indiana Energy REMCCooperative15,0172141.34104980%14.39
22Southern Indiana R E C, IncCooperative8,9362201.772200%15.73
23Southeastern Indiana R E M CCooperative26,1722481.512553%15.22
24Daviess Martin County R E M CCooperative7,9752491.4654755%15.15
25South Central Indiana REMCCooperative34,9013072.8174259%17.73
26Kankakee Valley Rural E M CCooperative18,9943323.6467951%15.20
27Carroll-White REMCCooperative14,807377No data42311%14.93
28Utilities Dist-Western IN REMCCooperative18,8984312.32137269%16.10

Indiana outage minutes by owner type

In Indiana, 85% of 3,056,216 home accounts sit with the 28 qualifying utilities out of 44 in the file. Indiana customer-weighted SAIDI is 124 minutes against a median of 131, and 16 of 28 Indiana utilities exceed the U.S. median of 99. Counting major event days adds a median 49% to SAIDI.

Indiana owner typeIndiana utilitiesIndiana home accountsIndiana median SAIDIIndiana weighted SAIDIIndiana median SAIFIIndiana storm shareIndiana median price ¢/kWh
Investor Owned42,118,4741051160.9563%15.03
Cooperative21419,7031541651.3749%15.15
Municipal350,453341210.4542%13.13

By owner type, Municipal utilities have the lowest median SAIDI in Indiana (34 minutes, 3 of 28) and Cooperative the highest (154 minutes, 21 of 28).

Indiana utilities that stand out

Why it stands outIndiana utilityIndiana owner typeIndiana accountsIndiana SAIDI minIndiana SAIDI rankIndiana SAIFIIndiana SAIDI with stormsIndiana price ¢/kWhIndiana price rank
the most reliableCity of GreenfieldMunicipal11,858101 of 280.131013.133 of 28
the least reliableUtilities Dist-Western IN REMCCooperative18,89843128 of 282.321,37216.1024 of 28
the largestDuke Energy Indiana, LLCInvestor Owned796,26511313 of 280.9429612.751 of 28
the most storm-drivenWestern Indiana Energy REMCCooperative15,01721421 of 281.341,04914.3911 of 28
the most improvedBartholomew County Rural E M CCooperative11,427849 of 281.0517814.7113 of 28
the one that slipped mostCity of AndersonMunicipal29,53319320 of 281.9351212.822 of 28
the priciestNorthern Indiana Pub Serv CoInvestor Owned430,64816917 of 280.9753419.0928 of 28

Does a higher price buy fewer outages?

Each dot is one of 28 Indiana utilities.

Home price and outage minutes, Indiana utilities01002003004005001214161820Home price, cents per kWhSAIDI, minutes a yearCity of Greenfield: 13.13 ¢/kWh, 10 minJohnson County Rural E M C: 13.79 ¢/kWh, 28 minCity of Peru: 13.74 ¢/kWh, 34 minHendricks County Rural E M C: 13.84 ¢/kWh, 54 minClark County Rural E M C: 14.63 ¢/kWh, 57 minNortheastern Rural E M C: 14.96 ¢/kWh, 58 minBoone County Rural EMC: 16.51 ¢/kWh, 60 minNoble County R E M C: 13.53 ¢/kWh, 76 minBartholomew County Rural E M C: 14.71 ¢/kWh, 84 minAES Indiana: 13.75 ¢/kWh, 87 minJasper County Rural E M C: 15.34 ¢/kWh, 90 minIndiana Michigan Power Co: 16.31 ¢/kWh, 98 minDuke Energy Indiana, LLC: 12.75 ¢/kWh, 113 minTipmont Rural Elec Member Corp: 16.07 ¢/kWh, 114 minKosciusko County Rural E M C: 13.27 ¢/kWh, 147 minHarrison County Rural E M C: 13.88 ¢/kWh, 154 minNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 19.09 ¢/kWh, 169 minJackson County Rural E M C: 15.32 ¢/kWh, 179 minDecatur County Rural E M C: 15.83 ¢/kWh, 183 minCity of Anderson: 12.82 ¢/kWh, 193 minWestern Indiana Energy REMC: 14.39 ¢/kWh, 214 minSouthern Indiana R E C, Inc: 15.73 ¢/kWh, 220 minSoutheastern Indiana R E M C: 15.22 ¢/kWh, 248 minDaviess Martin County R E M C: 15.15 ¢/kWh, 249 minSouth Central Indiana REMC: 17.73 ¢/kWh, 307 minKankakee Valley Rural E M C: 15.20 ¢/kWh, 332 minCarroll-White REMC: 14.93 ¢/kWh, 377 minUtilities Dist-Western IN REMC: 16.10 ¢/kWh, 431 min
Indiana, 2024: first 8 of 28 rows
Home price, cents per kWhSAIDI, minutes a year
City of Greenfield13.1310
Johnson County Rural E M C13.7928
City of Peru13.7434
Hendricks County Rural E M C13.8454
Clark County Rural E M C14.6357
Northeastern Rural E M C14.9658
Boone County Rural EMC16.5160
Noble County R E M C13.5376

28 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Indiana utilities, change in their own SAIDI

First to last year each utility reported, best change first.

RankIndiana utilityIndiana yearsIndiana SAIDI firstIndiana SAIDI lastIndiana change
1Bartholomew County Rural E M C2015 to 202523574-69%
2Clark County Rural E M C2015 to 202517676-57%
3Northeastern Rural E M C2015 to 202412258-52%
4Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp2015 to 202514675-49%
5Indiana Michigan Power Co2015 to 202516083-48%
6Daviess Martin County R E M C2015 to 2025278187-33%
7Noble County R E M C2015 to 2025145106-27%
8Hendricks County Rural E M C2015 to 20255847-19%
9South Central Indiana REMC2015 to 2025375349-7%
10Duke Energy Indiana, LLC2015 to 2024121113-7%
11Southeastern Indiana R E M C2017 to 2025337323-4%
12Decatur County Rural E M C2015 to 2025219220+0%
13Harrison County Rural E M C2015 to 2025135141+5%
14Jackson County Rural E M C2015 to 2025151163+8%
15Jasper County Rural E M C2017 to 202595104+10%
16Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co2019 to 2025155178+15%
17Johnson County Rural E M C2015 to 20253442+21%
18Western Indiana Energy REMC2015 to 2025202287+42%
19Boone County Rural EMC2015 to 2025100147+47%
20AES Indiana2015 to 20254976+56%
21Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC2015 to 2025216363+68%
22Carroll-White REMC2018 to 2025323553+71%
23Kosciusko County Rural E M C2016 to 2025116233+101%
24City of Greenfield2015 to 2025717+137%
25City of Peru2020 to 20251540+158%
26Southern Indiana R E C, Inc2015 to 202582240+194%
27City of Anderson2015 to 202588264+200%

Analyst note

Indiana has 28 qualifying reporters, rank 8 of 40 states by count. Of 28 Indiana utilities with 1,000+ home accounts that report SAIDI, City of Greenfield is lowest at 10 minutes a year and Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC highest at 431, a 44.0 to 1 spread. The state median is 131 minutes, +31% against the U.S. median reporter. Over each utility's own record, Bartholomew County Rural E M C improved most (235 to 74 minutes, -69%, 2015 to 2025) and City of Anderson changed the other way (88 to 264, +200%); 11 of 27 fell. Home price and outage minutes line up at r = +0.36 across 28 Indiana utilities: the pricier ones report more minutes. That is Indiana's pattern, not a cause.

Questions on Indiana outages

How many Indiana utilities qualify for this ranking?

28 of 44 Indiana utilities, rank 8 of 40 states by count.

Which Indiana utility has the fewest outage minutes?

City of Greenfield: 10 minutes a year, SAIDI without major events, 2024.

Which Indiana utility has the most?

Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC: 431 minutes a year in 2024.

What is the typical SAIDI in Indiana?

The median of 28 reporting utilities is 131 minutes, +31% on the U.S. median reporter.

Do cheaper Indiana utilities have more outages?

Across 28 utilities r = +0.36, so the link is positive: higher price goes with more outage minutes.

How much of Indiana outage time comes from storms?

At Western Indiana Energy REMC 80% of all-event SAIDI is major event days.

How reliable is the largest Indiana utility?

Duke Energy Indiana, LLC serves 796,265 home accounts and reports 113 minutes, rank 13 of 28; weighted by customers the state figure is 124.

Do Indiana co-ops and investor-owned utilities differ?

3 owner types report in Indiana: Municipal 3 utilities with 50,453 home accounts, Cooperative 21 utilities with 419,703 home accounts, Investor Owned 4 utilities with 2,118,474 home accounts.

What share of Indiana home accounts do these utilities serve?

85% of 3,056,216 accounts, 28 of 44 utilities; 16 are above the U.S. median of 99 minutes.

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28 Indiana utilities report outage minutes to EIA. The state median is 131 minutes a year; the range runs from 10 to 431.