Power Outages in Edgar County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company in Edgar County, IL. There is no live feed for Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop, Eastern Illinois Elec Coop and Enerstar Power Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
Edgar County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/edgar-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Edgar County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/edgar-county
No active outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company in Edgar County.
No live feed for Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop, Eastern Illinois Elec Coop and Enerstar Power Corp: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
69%of this county's ~9,976 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop, Eastern Illinois Elec Coop, Enerstar Power Corp. 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 | 0 | 6,926 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enerstar Power Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company reportsevery 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 Edgar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61944 | 226 | ≤11 | 194 | ≤11 |
| 61924 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 61933 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 61917 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61949 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61940 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61932 | ≤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 Edgar County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Edgar County right now.
Edgar County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Edgar County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Edgar County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,690 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 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 8,690 customers out) · decade average 7.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 156 | 741 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 173 | 805 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 92 | 2,758 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 252 | 906 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 290 | 918 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 378 | 3,744 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 362 | 3,848 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 360 | 895 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 327 | 8,690 | 55.8 |
| 2024 | 377 | 2,327 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 372 | 6,299 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Edgar County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Edgar 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
- Eastern Illinois Elec Coop17.7¢11,001 cust
- Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop17.6¢8,505 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 · 7.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Edgar County: FAQ
- How often does Edgar County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Edgar County, IL logged 372 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Edgar County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,690 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2023 and lasting about 8d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Edgar County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Edgar County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Edgar County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Edgar County.
61917, 61924, 61932, 61933, 61940, 61944, 61949, 61955
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 · county | - |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop | 3.7 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Enerstar Power Corp | - | 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/17045 and /api/v1/counties/17045/history.