Power Outages in Fayette County, IL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Fayette County, IL across 1 reported incident. Ameren Illinois Company and Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, Clay Electric Coop Inc, Clinton County Elec Coop, Inc and M J M Electric Cooperative Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.7 hours.
Fayette County, IL is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/fayette-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fayette County, IL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/fayette-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren, Clay Electric Coop Inc, Clinton County Elec Coop, Inc and M J M Electric Cooperative Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~10,569 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Clay Electric Coop Inc, Clinton County Elec Coop, Inc, M J M Electric Cooperative Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Shelby Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ameren Illinois Company, Southwestern 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shelby Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clay Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinton County Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M J M Electric Cooperative Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fayette 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62471 | 113 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 62458 | 50 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 62080 | 38 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 62418 | 29 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 62838 | 24 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 62414 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 62885 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 62880 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62011 | ≤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 Fayette County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Fayette County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Fayette County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 206 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 63 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 535 customers out (4.9% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 157 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fayette 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 Fayette Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fayette County went about 7.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,822 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 7.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,822 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 218 | 414 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 261 | 1,606 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 146 | 2,507 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 511 | 1,601 | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 517 | 1,688 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 499 | 2,883 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 485 | 1,264 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 524 | 4,191 | 12.9 |
| 2023 | 493 | 5,822 | 13.1 |
| 2024 | 501 | 1,599 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 420 | 2,330 | 7.7 |
Cost of power in Fayette County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fayette 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
- Shelby Electric Coop, Inc21.5¢9,882 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 · 6.7 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 Fayette County: FAQ
- How often does Fayette County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fayette County, IL logged 420 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fayette County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,822 customers without power, beginning February 22, 2023 and lasting about 1d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Fayette County, IL right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Fayette County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fayette County.
62011, 62080, 62414, 62418, 62458, 62471, 62838, 62880, 62885
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 | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Shelby Electric Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| M J M Electric Cooperative Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Clay Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Clinton County Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/17051 and /api/v1/counties/17051/history. Live data as of .