Duke Energy Indiana announced on Apr. 8 that its investments in self-healing technology have helped avoid 100,000 power outages for customers in the state during 2025.
The announcement comes as Indiana experiences its annual storm season, which runs from March to June. The company said nearly half of its service territory now benefits from this advanced system, which is designed to quickly detect and respond to power disruptions.
Self-healing technology works by automatically identifying outages and rerouting electricity to restore service faster or even prevent an outage entirely. According to Duke Energy Indiana, the system can reduce the number of affected customers by up to 75 percent and often restores power in less than a minute.
In a statement, Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana, said: “Duke Energy will continue to expand self-healing technology in Indiana this year, helping deliver smarter, stronger and more resilient power on both ‘blue-sky days’ and during severe weather. For our customers, that means fewer outages, faster restoration and a more reliable experience year-round.”
The company reported that around 45 percent of its customers are currently served by self-healing technology—nearly four times as many as in 2022. In total for last year alone, these improvements saved about 350,000 hours of outage time for residents across the state.
Duke Energy Indiana owns 6,800 megawatts of energy capacity and supplies electricity to approximately 930,000 customers over a service area covering 23,000 square miles.
