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Power Outages in Jackson County, IL

Ameren Illinois Company and Egyptian Electric Coop Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and Southern Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.6 hours.

Jackson County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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Ameren Illinois Company and Egyptian Electric Coop Assn publish no county-level figures.

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Live status by utility · Jackson County

0.0%of this county's ~34,709 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Ameren, Southern 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, Egyptian Electric Coop Assn.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Ameren Illinois CompanyLive · total onlynot by county------
Egyptian Electric Coop AssnLive · total onlynot by county------
AmerenNo live feedcan't see------
Southern Illinois Elec CoopNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Jackson 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.

Power-dependent
771
Oxygen service
225
Dialysis (facility)
129
Home health / hospice
206
By ZIP code (15)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
6296622123181≤11
62901186121410
6292442≤11380
6290737≤1127≤11
6293227024≤11
6295826≤11220
6294223≤11200
6290315≤11130
62994≤110≤11≤11
62975≤11≤11≤110
62950≤110≤110
62940≤110≤110
62927≤110≤110
62916≤110≤110
62280≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Jackson County, IL

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Jackson County or any town and utility in it.

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  • Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · Jackson County

Jackson County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.

  • Heat Advisory ×12
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Frost Advisory ×2

Latest Jackson County, IL outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 36m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 343 customers out (1.2% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 36m

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 469 customers out

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 984 customers out (3.5% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 3h 25m

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026

Outage trend · Jackson County, IL
0customers out · peak 5
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Jackson County, IL: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 5 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0246Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Jackson County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

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Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Jackson County went about 8.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,017 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 8.6 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Jackson County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.2h, 2016 1.8h, 2017 1.8h, 2018 2.2h, 2019 2.2h, 2020 2.3h, 2021 3.3h, 2022 3.0h, 2023 4.4h, 2024 4.0h, 2025 8.6h. Highlighted: 2025.02.557.5101.2h20151.8h20161.8h20172.2h20182.2h20192.3h20203.3h20213.0h20224.4h20234.0h20248.6h2025
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Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,017 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154643,3371.2
20165693,0041.8
20172745,5771.8
20185323,2172.2
20196551,7302.2
20207393,7532.3
20217762,7893.3
20226652,8953.0
20236425,0144.4
20246203,7104.0
20257196,0178.6

Cost of power in Jackson County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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.

16.6¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 49% since 2015
vs Illinois avg 19.2¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
January 5, 20256,0174d 7h
January 17, 20255,6751d 2h
January 13, 20175,5771d 7h
April 13, 20235,0141d 1h
July 29, 20234,8451d 8h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High high winds exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windVery High
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Jackson County: FAQ

How often does Jackson County, IL lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson County, IL logged 719 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Jackson County, IL?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,017 customers without power, beginning January 5, 2025 and lasting about 4d 7h.
Is there a power outage in Jackson County, IL right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Jackson County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Jackson County, IL?
Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Egyptian Electric Coop Assn.
Nearby counties
Franklin CountyPerry CountyPerry CountyRandolph County
ZIP codes in Jackson County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jackson County.

62280, 62901, 62903, 62907, 62916, 62924, 62927, 62932, 62940, 62942, 62950, 62958, 62966, 62975, 62994

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Ameren Illinois Company4.8 hrsLive · total only-
Egyptian Electric Coop Assn12.9 hrsLive · total only-
Ameren-No live feed-
Southern 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/17077 and /api/v1/counties/17077/history.