Power Outages in Lawrence County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and Norris Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
Lawrence County, IL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/lawrence-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lawrence County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/lawrence-county
Ameren Illinois Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren and Norris Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,076 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Norris Electric 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lawrence 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62439 | 108 | ≤11 | 89 | ≤11 |
| 62417 | 43 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 62466 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 62460 | 16 | ≤11 | 14 | 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 Lawrence County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Lawrence County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Lawrence County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 182 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 202 customers out (2.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lawrence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lawrence County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,250 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 4.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,876 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99 | 2,049 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 200 | 2,075 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 137 | 771 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 202 | 5,250 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 238 | 2,150 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 346 | 4,876 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | 306 | 726 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 320 | 1,233 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 324 | 5,212 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 319 | 3,176 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 336 | 1,321 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in Lawrence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lawrence 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
- Norris Electric Coop15.1¢18,163 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 · 4.5 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 Lawrence County: FAQ
- How often does Lawrence County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lawrence County, IL logged 336 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lawrence County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,250 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2018 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lawrence County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lawrence County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lawrence County.
62417, 62439, 62460, 62466
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 | - |
| Norris Electric 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/17101 and /api/v1/counties/17101/history.