Power Outages in Perry County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company, Egyptian Electric Coop Assn and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.0 hours.
Perry County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Perry County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/perry-county
Ameren Illinois Company, Egyptian Electric Coop Assn and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,467 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren. 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, Egyptian Electric Coop Assn, Tri-County 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Egyptian Electric Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Perry 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62832 | 118 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 62274 | 71 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 62237 | 29 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 62888 | 28 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 62997 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62238 | ≤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 Perry County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Perry County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Perry County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 189 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Perry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Perry County went about 13.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,266 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 13.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,170 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 247 | 1,555 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 345 | 2,806 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 217 | 1,484 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 349 | 4,349 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 391 | 1,506 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 375 | 1,833 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 399 | 2,568 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 420 | 1,464 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 435 | 6,266 | 9.5 |
| 2024 | 460 | 2,484 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 459 | 5,170 | 13.0 |
Cost of power in Perry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Perry 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
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL)16.2¢16,203 cust
- Egyptian Electric Coop Assn16.2¢13,695 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 · 4.8 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 Perry County: FAQ
- How often does Perry County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Perry County, IL logged 459 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Perry County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,266 customers without power, beginning July 29, 2023 and lasting about 3d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Perry County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Perry County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Perry County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Egyptian Electric Coop Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Perry County.
62237, 62238, 62274, 62832, 62888, 62997
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 | - |
| Egyptian Electric Coop Assn | 12.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| 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/17145 and /api/v1/counties/17145/history.