Power Outages in McDonough County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Adams Electric Coop, Ameren, City of Bushnell - (IL), McDonough Power Coop, Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc and Western Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
McDonough County, IL is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/mcdonough-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McDonough County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/mcdonough-county
Ameren Illinois Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Adams Electric Coop, Ameren, City of Bushnell - (IL), McDonough Power Coop, Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc and Western Illinois Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,609 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Adams Electric Coop, Ameren, City of Bushnell - (IL), McDonough Power Coop, Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc, Western Illinois Elec 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adams Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Bushnell - (IL) | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in McDonough 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61455 | 191 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 61422 | 49 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 62326 | 41 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 62374 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61475 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61470 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61440 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61438 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61420 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61416 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61411 | ≤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 McDonough County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
McDonough County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest McDonough County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 392 customers out (3.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in McDonough County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McDonough County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,645 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,645 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 207 | 1,381 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 238 | 1,841 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 122 | 606 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 240 | 835 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 308 | 1,313 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 230 | 630 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 244 | 4,126 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 276 | 1,524 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 221 | 4,645 | 13.9 |
| 2024 | 267 | 1,450 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 238 | 1,371 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in McDonough County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McDonough 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
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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in McDonough County: FAQ
- How often does McDonough County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McDonough County, IL logged 238 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McDonough County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,645 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2023 and lasting about 5d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in McDonough County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for McDonough County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve McDonough County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McDonough County.
61411, 61416, 61420, 61422, 61438, 61440, 61455, 61470, 61475, 62326
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 | - |
| McDonough Power Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Adams Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Spoon River Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Western Illinois Elec Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Bushnell - (IL) | - | 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/17109 and /api/v1/counties/17109/history.