Power Outages in Macon County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Macon County, IL across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Ameren and Menard Electric Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Macon County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/macon-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Macon County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/macon-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren and Menard Electric Coop.
77%of this county's ~68,344 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Menard Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Shelby Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · county | 1 | 52,109 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - | |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 810 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Shelby Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Menard Electric Coop | 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 Macon 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62526 | 444 | 20 | 355 | ≤11 |
| 62521 | 413 | 13 | 294 | ≤11 |
| 62522 | 147 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 62549 | 48 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 62501 | 32 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 62544 | 21 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 62573 | 19 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 61756 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 62554 | 17 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 62513 | 17 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 62535 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 62523 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 62551 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62532 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62514 | ≤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 Macon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Macon County right now.
Macon County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Macon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Macon Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Macon County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,996 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 19,996 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 698 | 7,290 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 846 | 4,142 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 468 | 1,279 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 865 | 4,322 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 905 | 4,689 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 821 | 7,108 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 862 | 4,543 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 856 | 2,101 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 775 | 19,996 | 22.5 |
| 2024 | 888 | 4,622 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 866 | 6,405 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Macon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Macon 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
- Shelby Electric Coop, Inc21.5¢9,882 cust
- Menard Electric Coop19.4¢9,036 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.
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 Macon County: FAQ
- How often does Macon County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Macon County, IL logged 866 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Macon County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,996 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2023 and lasting about 5d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Macon County, IL right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Macon County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation, Shelby Electric Coop, Inc.
Decatur. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Macon County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Macon County.
61756, 61925, 62501, 62514, 62521, 62522, 62523, 62526, 62532, 62535, 62537, 62544, 62549, 62551, 62554, 62573
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 | - |
| Menard Electric Coop | 3.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Shelby Electric Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
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/17115 and /api/v1/counties/17115/history. Live data as of .