Power Outages in Menard County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and Menard Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Menard County, IL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/menard-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Menard County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/menard-county
Ameren Illinois Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren and Menard Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,277 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.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Menard Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Menard 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62675 | 73 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 62613 | 34 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 62642 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62688 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62673 | ≤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 Menard County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Menard County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Menard County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 237 customers out (5.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Menard County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Menard County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,351 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,010 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 116 | 1,988 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 146 | 2,351 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 65 | 913 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 186 | 807 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 168 | 2,010 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 162 | 339 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 148 | 2,016 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 157 | 514 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 156 | 2,047 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 130 | 1,731 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 142 | 1,167 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Menard County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Menard 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
- 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 2.1 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 Menard County: FAQ
- How often does Menard County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Menard County, IL logged 142 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Menard County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,351 customers without power, beginning November 2, 2016 and lasting about 20h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Menard County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Menard County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Menard County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Menard County.
62613, 62642, 62673, 62675, 62688
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 | - |
| Menard Electric Coop | 3.1 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/17129 and /api/v1/counties/17129/history.