Power Outages in Boone County, IL
Rock Energy Cooperative has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Commonwealth Edison Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
Boone County, IL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/boone-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Boone County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/boone-county
Rock Energy Cooperative only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Commonwealth Edison Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~23,710 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Rock Energy Cooperative. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Commonwealth Edison Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rock Energy Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Boone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61008 | 332 | ≤11 | 239 | ≤11 |
| 61065 | 75 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 61011 | 29 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 61012 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61038 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Boone County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Boone County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Hydrologic Outlook ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Boone County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Boone County went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,254 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 6.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 2,892 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 355 | 5,586 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 147 | 1,318 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 332 | 3,971 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 429 | 2,076 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 431 | 2,382 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 328 | 2,437 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 388 | 1,777 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 372 | 1,918 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 437 | 2,892 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 409 | 662 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 421 | 7,254 | 6.3 |
Cost of power in Boone County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Boone 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.
- Commonwealth Edison Co17.7¢3,020,130 cust
- Rock Energy Cooperative14.9¢9,421 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 high winds exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Boone County: FAQ
- How often does Boone County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Boone County, IL logged 421 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Boone County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,254 customers without power, beginning August 16, 2025 and lasting about 2d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Boone County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Boone County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Boone County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Commonwealth Edison Co, Rock Energy Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boone County.
61008, 61011, 61012, 61038, 61065
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | 1.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rock Energy Cooperative | 0.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
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/17007 and /api/v1/counties/17007/history.