Power Outages in Knox County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation in Knox County, IL. There is no live feed for Ameren, McDonough Power Coop and Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Knox County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Knox County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/knox-county
No active outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation in Knox County.
No live feed for Ameren, McDonough Power Coop and Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
85%of this county's ~30,381 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, McDonough Power Coop, Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc. 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 | 24,381 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 1,425 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McDonough Power Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation 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 Knox 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61401 | 482 | 22 | 392 | ≤11 |
| 61448 | 51 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 61410 | 49 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 61488 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 61572 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61489 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61430 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61414 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61485 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61474 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61472 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61467 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61458 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61439 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61436 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61428 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Knox County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Knox County right now.
Knox County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Knox County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Knox County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,484 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,423 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 429 | 4,503 | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 552 | 10,484 | 4.0 |
| 2017 | 346 | 837 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 722 | 1,795 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 745 | 6,846 | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 739 | 5,061 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 692 | 5,388 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 724 | 8,572 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 657 | 4,608 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | 696 | 6,423 | 7.8 |
| 2025 | 673 | 2,148 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Knox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Knox 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
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation15.6¢34,952 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 High high winds exposure · 5.3 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 Knox County: FAQ
- How often does Knox County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Knox County, IL logged 673 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Knox County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,484 customers without power, beginning July 10, 2016 and lasting about 11d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Knox County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Knox County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Knox County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Knox County.
61401, 61402, 61410, 61414, 61428, 61430, 61436, 61439, 61448, 61458, 61467, 61472, 61474, 61485, 61488, 61489, 61572
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 | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 22.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| McDonough Power Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/17095 and /api/v1/counties/17095/history.