Power Outages in Alexander County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cairo Public Utility Company and Southern Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.5 hours.
Alexander County, IL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/alexander-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alexander County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/alexander-county
Ameren Illinois Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Cairo Public Utility Company and Southern Illinois Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,338 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cairo Public Utility Company, Southern Illinois Elec Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ameren Illinois Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cairo Public Utility Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Alexander Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62988 | 39 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 62914 | 33 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 62990 | 26 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 62957 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62969 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Alexander County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Alexander County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Alexander County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alexander County went about 7.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 882 customers.
The US EIA reports Illinois utilities averaged 2.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 7.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 737 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66 | 666 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 48 | 663 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 33 | 882 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 79 | 837 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 78 | 781 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 63 | 549 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 41 | 547 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 52 | 382 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 57 | 747 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 53 | 502 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 61 | 737 | 7.5 |
Cost of power in Alexander County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alexander County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Ameren Illinois Company16.7¢587,659 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Alexander County: FAQ
- How often does Alexander County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alexander County, IL logged 61 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alexander County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 882 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2017 and lasting about 11h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Alexander County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Alexander County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Alexander County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alexander County.
62914, 62957, 62962, 62969, 62988, 62990
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | 4.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Illinois Elec Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Cairo Public Utility Company | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Illinois customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/17003 and /api/v1/counties/17003/history.