Power Outages in Clay County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Flora - (IL), Clay Electric Coop Inc, Norris Electric Coop and Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
Clay County, IL is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clay County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/clay-county
Ameren Illinois Company, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Flora - (IL), Clay Electric Coop Inc, Norris Electric Coop and Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,687 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Flora - (IL), Clay Electric Coop Inc, Norris Electric Coop, Wayne-White Counties 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, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL), Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Flora - (IL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clay Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clay 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62839 | 108 | 12 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 62858 | 52 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 62824 | 30 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 62899 | 29 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 62426 | 25 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 62434 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Clay County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Clay County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Clay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clay County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,589 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 5,589 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 76 | 895 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 134 | 395 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 82 | 313 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 319 | 5,589 | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 321 | 2,421 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 167 | 1,002 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 116 | 924 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 124 | 835 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 141 | 860 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 111 | 1,378 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 124 | 816 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Clay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clay 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
- Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL)15.4¢24,414 cust
- Norris Electric Coop15.1¢18,163 cust
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL)16.2¢16,203 cust
- Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop16.4¢11,792 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 · 1.3 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 Clay County: FAQ
- How often does Clay County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clay County, IL logged 124 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clay County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,589 customers without power, beginning June 2, 2018 and lasting about 14h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Clay County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clay County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clay County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clay County.
62426, 62434, 62824, 62839, 62858, 62879, 62899
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 | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) | 4.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Clay Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Flora - (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/17025 and /api/v1/counties/17025/history.