Power Outages in Iroquois County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company and Commonwealth Edison Co in Iroquois County, IL. There is no live feed for Ameren and Eastern Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.1 hours.
Iroquois County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/iroquois-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Iroquois County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/iroquois-county
No active outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company and Commonwealth Edison Co in Iroquois County.
No live feed for Ameren and Eastern Illinois Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
78%of this county's ~13,224 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · county | 0 | 10,263 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · county | 0 | 31 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company and Commonwealth Edison Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Iroquois 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 (21)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60970 | 107 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 60953 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 60938 | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 60927 | 28 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 60966 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 60948 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 60911 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 60955 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60951 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 60924 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 60974 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60973 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60968 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60967 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60956 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60945 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60931 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60930 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60928 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60918 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60912 | ≤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 Iroquois County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Iroquois County right now.
Iroquois County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Iroquois County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Iroquois County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,566 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 4.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 5,566 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 308 | 898 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 419 | 4,158 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 171 | 647 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 530 | 1,167 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 535 | 5,566 | 8.1 |
| 2020 | 442 | 3,751 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 463 | 2,606 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 460 | 861 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 474 | 1,610 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 558 | 3,803 | 5.2 |
| 2025 | 491 | 3,394 | 4.1 |
Cost of power in Iroquois County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Iroquois 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
- 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 · 3.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Iroquois County: FAQ
- How often does Iroquois County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Iroquois County, IL logged 491 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Iroquois County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,566 customers without power, beginning May 22, 2019 and lasting about 2d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Iroquois County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Iroquois County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Iroquois County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Iroquois County.
60911, 60912, 60918, 60924, 60926, 60927, 60928, 60930, 60931, 60938, 60939, 60945, 60948, 60951, 60953, 60955, 60956, 60966, 60967, 60968, 60970, 60973, 60974
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 · county | - |
| 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/17075 and /api/v1/counties/17075/history.