# RunPod: Critical incident: US-IL-1 DC is Unavailable

**Summary:** RunPod’s US-IL-1 datacenter was unavailable due to a power outage, with critical impact, from 2026-08-14 21:30 UTC to 2026-08-15 03:40 UTC, lasting 6 h 10 min. Power was restored to most servers by 08-15 02:59 UTC; the vendor confirmed normal datacenter operation at resolution. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-08-14 21:30 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- Source: n/a
- [Company: RunPod](https://rewindex.com/company/runpod.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:39/1012886@8da1533dc4de
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ US-IL-1 DC is Unavailable
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ critical
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-08-14 21:30 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-08-15 03:40 UTC
```

**6. Added: Update** (downtime) · 2026-08-14 21:30 UTC

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+ We are experiencing a power outage in US-IL-1. We are working to resolve it.
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**7. Added: Update** (downtime) · 2026-08-14 23:55 UTC

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+ We are continuing to work towards restoring power to US-IL-1 DC.
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**8. Added: Update** (degraded) · 2026-08-15 02:59 UTC

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+ We've restored power for most of the servers and working to restore the rest.
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**9. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-08-15 03:40 UTC

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+ The power issue in US-IL-1 DC has been resolved, and the datacenter is operating normally.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-14 21:30 UTC | Critical incident: US-IL-1 DC is Unavailable (this change) | outage |

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