Power Outages in Pope County, IL
Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Southern Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.8 hours.
Pope County, IL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/pope-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pope County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/pope-county
Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Southern Illinois Elec Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,528 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southern 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: Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pope 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62938 | 46 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 62947 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62928 | ≤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 Pope County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Pope County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Pope County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pope County went about 24.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,344 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 24.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 749 customers out) · decade average 7.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 155 | 1,014 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 261 | 1,344 | 12.2 |
| 2019 | 222 | 1,038 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 229 | 558 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 148 | 597 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | 163 | 137 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 135 | 141 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 202 | 1,130 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 251 | 749 | 24.8 |
Cost of power in Pope County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pope 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.
- Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc14.8¢22,607 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 Low ice storms exposure · 7.6 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 Pope County: FAQ
- How often does Pope County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pope County, IL logged 251 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pope County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,344 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2018 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Pope County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pope County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pope County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pope County.
62928, 62938, 62947, 62985, 62987
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc | 36.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Illinois Elec 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/17151 and /api/v1/counties/17151/history.