Power Outages in Hardin County, IL
Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.8 hours.
Hardin County, IL is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/hardin-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hardin County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/hardin-county
Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,844 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hardin 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62982 | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 62931 | 32 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 62919 | 20 | ≤11 | 17 | 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 Hardin County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Hardin County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Hardin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hardin County went about 19.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,712 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 19.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 665 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 159 | 656 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 197 | 1,712 | 19.2 |
| 2019 | 355 | 914 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 242 | 425 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 204 | 930 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 177 | 607 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 97 | 424 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 159 | 265 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 245 | 665 | 19.8 |
Cost of power in Hardin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hardin 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.
- Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc14.8¢22,607 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 · 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 Hardin County: FAQ
- How often does Hardin County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hardin County, IL logged 245 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hardin County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,712 customers without power, beginning August 29, 2018 and lasting about 14h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Hardin County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hardin County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hardin County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hardin County.
62919, 62931, 62982
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc | 36.9 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/17069 and /api/v1/counties/17069/history.