See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Indiana
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customer reported out in Porter County, IN
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (NIPSCO): Oct 3, 7:00 PM CDT — this time has passed
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~13 hr, based on 11 past outages of any size in the same kind of weather.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 10:31 PM CDT.
11county-wide trend of customers without power · last 6 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
Shorewood Forest — 1 customer reported out · utility est. Oct 3, 7:00 PM CDT — this time has passed
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County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include NIPSCO, Kankakee Valley REMC and Jasper County REMC, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.
Outage history — Porter County, IN
Last significant outage: Oct 2, 2026 — peaked at 308 customers, restored in ~3.7 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 25 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 12.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 27, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Porter County, IN
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
777 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 13 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~4 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is longer than the Indiana norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2.8 hr.
Largest on record: ~66,462 customers out in September 2024, restored after about 48 min. The busiest year on record here was 2018.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Communities in Porter County include Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Hebron, Burns Harbor, Kouts, Ogden Dunes and Beverly Shores. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in Porter County, IN?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Porter include NIPSCO, Kankakee Valley REMC and Jasper County REMC — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
