Duke Energy Indiana announced on Apr. 8 that its investments in self-healing technology have helped reduce power outages for customers during the state’s storm season, which runs from March to June.
The company said nearly half of its service territory in Indiana is now covered by this advanced system, aimed at minimizing disruptions caused by severe weather. Self-healing technology detects outages and reroutes power automatically, often restoring electricity in less than a minute and reducing the number of affected customers by up to 75%.
According to Duke Energy Indiana, the technology prevented about 100,000 outages for customers in 2025 alone, saving approximately 350,000 hours of total outage time. The company noted that around 45% of its customers currently benefit from self-healing systems—almost four times as many as were served by this technology in 2022.
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.”
Duke Energy Indiana is a subsidiary of Duke Energy and owns energy capacity totaling 6,800 megawatts. It supplies electricity to about 930,000 customers across a service area covering 23,000 square miles.
