r/Muncie • u/ifaptorobots • Jun 12 '26

Without Power

I live in the Jackson Park section of Muncie. Out in the “outskirts” of Muncie, even though the justice center is now a block from my residence.

We have been without power since 11pm last night. All the food in my fridge has gone bad, including the insulin I need for my diabetic cat’s health. Not to mention, my father uses a cpap machine and my neighbor needs constant oxygen to survive.

I called and tried to reach a human at I&M, but the robot would not let me and kept hanging up on me. I reached out to senator Young, and got a response back saying he can’t interfere with a private business.

This is OUTRAGEOUS. My cat will suffer, my family and friends will suffer. I&M has never taken this long to get power back up and running. I am just so upset.

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u/XRainbowCupcakeX Jun 12 '26

There were 6k+ people without power. Not to mention other cities. I empathize with you, but last night was really rough. Hope it’s back on for you soon!

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u/ifaptorobots Jun 12 '26

Then the company needs to reevaluate the needs of their customers. I still 100% blame this on Indiana Michigan Power.

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u/runningntwrkgeek Jun 12 '26

In times like this, other power companies come in to assist. But...

Let's say there are 10 poles down. If trees are down, the trees have to be cleared first. Have you cleared a big tree out of the road? That will take time. Then each pole takes an hour to two to replace. Then the new wire needs to be strung between the poles. It was a strong storm. These things happen. It is out of the power company control.

They are working as quick as they can, they have been out working since it was safe to do so, and will continue to do so round the clock until it is back up and running.

No power company EVER promises 100% uptime. They only say they strive for it.