Power Outages in Lee County, IL
Commonwealth Edison Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Rochelle Municipal Utilities - (IL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Lee County, IL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/lee-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lee County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/lee-county
Commonwealth Edison Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Rochelle Municipal Utilities - (IL): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~25,487 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Rochelle Municipal Utilities - (IL). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Commonwealth Edison Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rochelle Municipal Utilities - (IL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lee 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61021 | 268 | ≤11 | 199 | ≤11 |
| 61310 | 60 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 61353 | 23 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 61006 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 61042 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61031 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 61378 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61367 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61324 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61318 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60553 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 60530 | ≤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 Lee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lee County right now.
Lee County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×10
- Flood Watch ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Hydrologic Outlook ×5
- Flood Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Lee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lee County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,505 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 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 9,505 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 482 | 4,559 | 9.4 |
| 2016 | 210 | 2,736 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 399 | 2,730 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 366 | 1,425 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 476 | 5,849 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 442 | 5,925 | 8.8 |
| 2021 | 483 | 9,310 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 485 | 1,406 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 469 | 9,505 | 15.1 |
| 2024 | 464 | 7,859 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 451 | 8,245 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Lee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lee 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.
- Commonwealth Edison Co17.7¢3,020,130 cust
- Rochelle Municipal Utilities - (IL)13.1¢5,993 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 · 4.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lee County: FAQ
- How often does Lee County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lee County, IL logged 451 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lee County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,505 customers without power, beginning July 28, 2023 and lasting about 2d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Lee County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lee County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lee County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Commonwealth Edison Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lee County.
60530, 60553, 61006, 61021, 61031, 61042, 61057, 61310, 61318, 61324, 61331, 61353, 61367, 61378
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co | 1.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rochelle Municipal Utilities - (IL) | 1.5 hrs | 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/17103 and /api/v1/counties/17103/history.