Power Outages in Carroll County, IL
Commonwealth Edison Co and Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.1 hours.
Carroll County, IL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carroll County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/carroll-county
Commonwealth Edison Co and Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~4,058 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Commonwealth Edison Co, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carroll 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61074 | 62 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 61053 | 40 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 61046 | 38 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 61285 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 61051 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 61014 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61078 | ≤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 Carroll County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Carroll County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×17
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Carroll County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 134 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 171 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Carroll County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carroll County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,732 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 4.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,732 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 139 | 469 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 46 | 176 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 88 | 2,980 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 104 | 1,119 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 162 | 677 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 273 | 4,732 | 17.5 |
| 2021 | 266 | 2,679 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 303 | 740 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 277 | 3,336 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 279 | 2,728 | 9.9 |
| 2025 | 240 | 2,240 | 4.1 |
Cost of power in Carroll County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carroll 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
- Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc20.5¢17,278 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 · 4.7 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 Carroll County: FAQ
- How often does Carroll County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carroll County, IL logged 240 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carroll County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,732 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 5d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Carroll County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carroll County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carroll County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Commonwealth Edison Co, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carroll County.
61014, 61046, 61051, 61053, 61074, 61078, 61285
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 | - |
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc | 2.3 hrs | Live · total 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/17015 and /api/v1/counties/17015/history.