Power Outages in Bureau County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company, Commonwealth Edison Co and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, City of Princeton - (IL) and Village of Ladd - (IL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Bureau County, IL is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bureau County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/bureau-county
Ameren Illinois Company, Commonwealth Edison Co and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren, City of Princeton - (IL) and Village of Ladd - (IL): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,532 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, City of Princeton - (IL), Village of Ladd - (IL). 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, Commonwealth Edison Co, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Princeton - (IL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Ladd - (IL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bureau 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 (19)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61356 | 116 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 61362 | 53 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 61330 | 21 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 61376 | 17 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 61314 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 61379 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 61368 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61349 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61329 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61361 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61346 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61345 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61338 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61337 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61322 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61320 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61317 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61315 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61312 | ≤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 Bureau County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Bureau County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Bureau County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,812 customers out (15% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,104 customers out (5.9% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 225 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bureau County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bureau County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,252 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 7,252 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 365 | 2,289 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 343 | 1,568 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 223 | 1,963 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 442 | 4,102 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 531 | 3,667 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 543 | 7,252 | 15.3 |
| 2021 | 532 | 1,541 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 493 | 2,835 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 454 | 5,850 | 9.4 |
| 2024 | 444 | 1,631 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 480 | 1,099 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Bureau County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bureau 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
- Ameren Illinois Company16.7¢587,659 cust
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation15.6¢34,952 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 · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Bureau County: FAQ
- How often does Bureau County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bureau County, IL logged 480 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bureau County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,252 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 5d.
- Is there a power outage in Bureau County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bureau County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bureau County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Commonwealth Edison Co, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bureau County.
61312, 61314, 61315, 61317, 61320, 61322, 61323, 61328, 61329, 61330, 61337, 61338, 61344, 61345, 61346, 61349, 61356, 61359, 61361, 61362, 61368, 61374, 61376, 61379
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 | - |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | 1.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 22.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Princeton - (IL) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Ladd - (IL) | - | 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/17011 and /api/v1/counties/17011/history.