Power Outages in Edwards County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Edwards County, IL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/edwards-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Edwards County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/edwards-county
Ameren Illinois Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,912 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Edwards 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62806 | 41 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 62476 | 22 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 62818 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62815 | ≤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 Edwards County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Edwards County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Edwards County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Edwards County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,077 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,482 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84 | 2,077 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 158 | 530 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 55 | 572 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 140 | 572 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 158 | 962 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 209 | 671 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 170 | 930 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 183 | 1,315 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 243 | 886 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 182 | 1,482 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 163 | 1,115 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Edwards County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Edwards 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
- 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 Low ice storms exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Edwards County: FAQ
- How often does Edwards County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Edwards County, IL logged 163 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Edwards County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,077 customers without power, beginning August 19, 2015 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Edwards County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Edwards County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Edwards County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Edwards County.
62476, 62806, 62815, 62818
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 | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | - | 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/17047 and /api/v1/counties/17047/history.