Power Outages in Henderson County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, McDonough Power Coop and Western Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.1 hours.
Henderson County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Henderson County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/henderson-county
Ameren Illinois Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren, McDonough Power Coop and Western Illinois Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,086 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, McDonough Power Coop, Western 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McDonough Power Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Henderson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61469 | 28 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 61480 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 61476 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61471 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61460 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61454 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61437 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61425 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61418 | ≤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 Henderson County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Henderson County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×12
- Flood Watch ×9
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Henderson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Henderson County went about 10.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,381 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 10.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 3,381 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 167 | 3,381 | 38.3 |
| 2016 | 238 | 1,909 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 85 | 600 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 152 | 227 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 215 | 1,414 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 181 | 1,261 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 194 | 2,600 | 12.8 |
| 2022 | 188 | 1,489 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 181 | 2,579 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 177 | 1,368 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 205 | 1,915 | 10.1 |
Cost of power in Henderson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Henderson 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
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 · 11.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Henderson County: FAQ
- How often does Henderson County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Henderson County, IL logged 205 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Henderson County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,381 customers without power, beginning December 28, 2015 and lasting about 2d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Henderson County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Henderson County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Henderson County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Henderson County.
61418, 61425, 61437, 61454, 61460, 61469, 61471, 61480
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 | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| McDonough Power Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Western Illinois 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/17071 and /api/v1/counties/17071/history.