Power Outages in Ford County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company, Commonwealth Edison Co and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and Eastern Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Ford County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ford County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/ford-county
Ameren Illinois Company, Commonwealth Edison Co and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren and Eastern Illinois Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,352 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Eastern Illinois 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, Commonwealth Edison Co, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60957 | 79 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 60936 | 53 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 60959 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61773 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60962 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60952 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60946 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60933 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60919 | ≤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 Ford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ford County right now.
Ford County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 28, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Ford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ford County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,062 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,167 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 163 | 1,356 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 200 | 1,348 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 114 | 342 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 388 | 3,062 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 386 | 2,171 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 333 | 1,619 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 268 | 2,167 | 6.4 |
| 2022 | 271 | 1,264 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 237 | 784 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 306 | 2,139 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 311 | 2,055 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Ford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ford 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.
- Commonwealth Edison Co17.7¢3,020,130 cust
- Ameren Illinois Company16.7¢587,659 cust
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation15.6¢34,952 cust
- Eastern Illinois Elec Coop17.7¢11,001 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 high winds exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ford County: FAQ
- How often does Ford County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ford County, IL logged 311 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ford County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,062 customers without power, beginning May 1, 2018 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Ford County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ford County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ford 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 Ford County.
60919, 60933, 60936, 60946, 60952, 60957, 60959, 60962, 61773
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 | - |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | 1.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 22.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop | 3.7 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Ameren | - | 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/17053 and /api/v1/counties/17053/history.