Power Outages in Morgan County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company in Morgan County, IL. There is no live feed for Ameren, Illinois Rural Electric Coop, Menard Electric Coop and Rural Electric Conven Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.8 hours.
Morgan County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morgan County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/morgan-county
No active outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company in Morgan County.
No live feed for Ameren, Illinois Rural Electric Coop, Menard Electric Coop and Rural Electric Conven Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
60%of this county's ~25,266 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Illinois Rural Electric Coop, Menard Electric Coop, Rural Electric Conven Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · county | 0 | 15,133 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois Rural Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Menard Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rural Electric Conven Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company reportsevery 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 Morgan 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62650 | 384 | ≤11 | 297 | ≤11 |
| 62668 | 19 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 62665 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 62638 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 62631 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62628 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62601 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Morgan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Morgan County right now.
Morgan County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Morgan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morgan County went about 6.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,730 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 6.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 7,265 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 317 | 4,172 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 437 | 2,014 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 224 | 6,227 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 521 | 1,988 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 545 | 3,239 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 414 | 1,572 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 421 | 1,841 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 395 | 1,747 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 387 | 7,265 | 22.2 |
| 2024 | 368 | 3,315 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 370 | 11,730 | 6.8 |
Cost of power in Morgan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morgan 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 High high winds exposure · 4.5 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 Morgan County: FAQ
- How often does Morgan County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morgan County, IL logged 370 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morgan County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,730 customers without power, beginning June 18, 2025 and lasting about 2d.
- Is there a power outage in Morgan County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morgan County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morgan County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morgan County.
62601, 62628, 62631, 62638, 62650, 62665, 62668, 62692, 62695
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 | - |
| Menard Electric Coop | 3.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Illinois Rural Electric Coop | - | 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/17137 and /api/v1/counties/17137/history.