Power Outages in De Witt County, IL
Is there a power outage in De Witt County, IL right now? Yes. As of October 20, 2026 01:45 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in De Witt County, IL across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Ameren and City of Farmer City - (IL), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
De Witt County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.6 hours.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/de-witt-county
- As of
- October 20, 2026 01:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in De Witt County, IL", live data as of October 20, 2026 01:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/de-witt-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren and City of Farmer City - (IL).
Report an outage in De Witt County, IL
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation, Ameren and City of Farmer City - (IL); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
82%of this county's ~9,609 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, City of Farmer City - (IL). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · county | 1 | 6,444 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - | |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 1,391 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Farmer City - (IL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in De Witt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61727 | 105 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 61842 | 38 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 61777 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61882 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61778 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61749 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61735 | ≤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 De Witt County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for De Witt County right now.
De Witt County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest De Witt County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 907 customers out (12% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 136 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in De Witt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within De Witt Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in De Witt County went about 11.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,542 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 11.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,542 customers out) · decade average 8.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 197 | 1,391 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 259 | 970 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 114 | 3,613 | 6.0 |
| 2018 | 237 | 1,159 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 245 | 2,117 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 328 | 2,413 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 362 | 3,006 | 13.4 |
| 2022 | 369 | 1,560 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 319 | 5,542 | 39.1 |
| 2024 | 377 | 1,403 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 304 | 2,596 | 11.6 |
Cost of power in De Witt County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for De Witt 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
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 8.8 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 De Witt County: FAQ
- How often does De Witt County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, De Witt County, IL logged 304 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in De Witt County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,542 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2023 and lasting about 5d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in De Witt County, IL right now?
- Yes. As of October 20, 2026 01:45 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in De Witt County, IL across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Ameren and City of Farmer City - (IL), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve De Witt County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within De Witt County.
61727, 61735, 61749, 61750, 61777, 61778, 61842, 61882
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in De Witt County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Illinois →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | 4.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 22.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Farmer City - (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/17039 and /api/v1/counties/17039/history. Live data as of .