Power Outages in Grundy County, IL
Commonwealth Edison Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Grundy County, IL is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/grundy-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Grundy County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/grundy-county
Commonwealth Edison Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~24,618 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Commonwealth Edison Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Grundy 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60450 | 219 | 23 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 60416 | 96 | 12 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 60424 | 26 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 60407 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 60444 | 15 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 60479 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 60474 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60437 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Grundy County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Grundy County right now.
Grundy County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 2, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Hydrologic Outlook ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Grundy County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Grundy County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,748 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,067 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 518 | 6,911 | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 214 | 1,141 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 443 | 1,532 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 474 | 3,120 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 536 | 3,164 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 447 | 4,067 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 511 | 7,310 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 492 | 858 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 481 | 4,845 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 479 | 7,748 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 464 | 1,309 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Grundy County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grundy 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
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 · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Grundy County: FAQ
- How often does Grundy County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grundy County, IL logged 464 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grundy County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,748 customers without power, beginning July 15, 2024 and lasting about 4d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Grundy County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Grundy County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Grundy County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Commonwealth Edison Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grundy County.
60407, 60416, 60424, 60437, 60444, 60450, 60474, 60479
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | 1.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/17063 and /api/v1/counties/17063/history.