Power Outages in Macoupin County, IL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Macoupin County, IL across 1 reported incident. Ameren Illinois Company and Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, Illinois Rural Electric Coop, M J M Electric Cooperative Inc and Rural Electric Conven Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
Macoupin County, IL is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/macoupin-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Macoupin County, IL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/macoupin-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren, Illinois Rural Electric Coop, M J M Electric Cooperative Inc and Rural Electric Conven Coop.
0.0%of this county's ~32,271 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Illinois Rural Electric Coop, M J M Electric Cooperative Inc, Rural Electric Conven 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, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois Rural Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M J M Electric Cooperative Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rural Electric Conven Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Macoupin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62626 | 100 | ≤11 | 74 | 0 |
| 62033 | 93 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 62088 | 90 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 62640 | 49 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 62069 | 45 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 62690 | 44 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 62014 | 44 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 62674 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 62685 | 22 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 62009 | 21 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 62672 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62667 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62649 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62630 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62085 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62079 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Macoupin County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Macoupin County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Macoupin County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 686 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,025 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Macoupin 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 Macoupin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Macoupin County went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,125 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 8.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 4,693 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 363 | 3,627 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 473 | 3,541 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 256 | 3,913 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 558 | 3,431 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 549 | 3,504 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 630 | 3,401 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 585 | 4,102 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 509 | 6,125 | 6.9 |
| 2023 | 524 | 2,150 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 605 | 2,776 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 514 | 4,693 | 8.3 |
Cost of power in Macoupin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Macoupin 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
- Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL)15.4¢24,414 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 Macoupin County: FAQ
- How often does Macoupin County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Macoupin County, IL logged 514 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Macoupin County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,125 customers without power, beginning July 16, 2022 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Macoupin County, IL right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Macoupin County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Macoupin County.
62009, 62014, 62023, 62033, 62069, 62079, 62085, 62088, 62093, 62626, 62630, 62640, 62649, 62667, 62672, 62674, 62685, 62690
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 | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) | 4.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Illinois Rural Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| M J M Electric Cooperative Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Rural Electric Conven 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/17117 and /api/v1/counties/17117/history. Live data as of .