Power Outages in McLean County, IL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in McLean County, IL across 1 reported incident. Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and Eastern Illinois Elec Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
McLean County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/mclean-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McLean County, IL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/mclean-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren and Eastern Illinois Elec Coop.
0.0%of this county's ~97,653 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Eastern 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, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in McLean 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 (22)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61701 | 333 | ≤11 | 274 | ≤11 |
| 61761 | 264 | 13 | 201 | ≤11 |
| 61704 | 238 | ≤11 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 61705 | 110 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 61752 | 48 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 61745 | 39 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 61753 | 27 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 61726 | 25 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 61754 | 17 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 61732 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 61744 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 61748 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61728 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 61770 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61776 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61774 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61772 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61737 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61736 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61730 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61724 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61722 | ≤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 McLean County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
McLean County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in McLean 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 McLean Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McLean County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,089 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,823 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 595 | 10,089 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 764 | 4,114 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 440 | 4,066 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 839 | 9,593 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 862 | 4,410 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 874 | 6,980 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 881 | 6,823 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 908 | 6,874 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 821 | 3,913 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 771 | 8,016 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 565 | 7,647 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in McLean County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McLean 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
- Eastern Illinois Elec Coop17.7¢11,001 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 winter weather exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in McLean County: FAQ
- How often does McLean County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McLean County, IL logged 565 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McLean County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,089 customers without power, beginning December 28, 2015 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in McLean County, IL right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve McLean County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
Bloomington, Normal. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the McLean County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McLean County.
61701, 61704, 61705, 61720, 61722, 61724, 61726, 61728, 61730, 61731, 61732, 61736, 61737, 61744, 61745, 61748, 61752, 61753, 61754, 61761, 61770, 61772, 61774, 61776
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 | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 22.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop | 3.7 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Ameren | - | 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/17113 and /api/v1/counties/17113/history. Live data as of .