Power Outages in Piatt County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop and Eastern Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Piatt County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/piatt-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Piatt County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/piatt-county
Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop and Eastern Illinois Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,248 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop | 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 Piatt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61856 | 93 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 61913 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 61818 | 20 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 61854 | 19 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 61813 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 61936 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61929 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61884 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61855 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61839 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61830 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Piatt County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Piatt County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Piatt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Piatt County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,148 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 5.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,148 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 243 | 872 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 271 | 5,103 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 147 | 4,812 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 308 | 2,898 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 315 | 2,236 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 372 | 2,268 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 276 | 5,305 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 328 | 5,277 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 276 | 6,148 | 16.3 |
| 2024 | 339 | 445 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 273 | 2,717 | 5.5 |
Cost of power in Piatt County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Piatt 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
- Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop17.6¢8,505 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 · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Piatt County: FAQ
- How often does Piatt County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Piatt County, IL logged 273 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Piatt County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,148 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 2d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Piatt County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Piatt County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Piatt County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Piatt County.
61813, 61818, 61830, 61839, 61854, 61855, 61856, 61884, 61913, 61929, 61936
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 | - |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric 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/17147 and /api/v1/counties/17147/history.