Power Outages in Putnam 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. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.0 hours.
Putnam County, IL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/putnam-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Putnam County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/putnam-county
Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,225 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, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Putnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61326 | 19 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 61560 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61363 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61340 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61336 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61335 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61327 | ≤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 Putnam County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Putnam County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Putnam County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Putnam County went about 16.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,501 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 16.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,501 customers out) · decade average 11.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 133 | 821 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 156 | 2,355 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 89 | 736 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 176 | 816 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 187 | 1,571 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 228 | 2,501 | 39.5 |
| 2021 | 227 | 2,361 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 203 | 702 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 185 | 2,501 | 16.2 |
| 2024 | 200 | 1,209 | 21.6 |
| 2025 | 234 | 1,458 | 16.0 |
Cost of power in Putnam County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Putnam 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
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 high winds exposure · 11.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Putnam County: FAQ
- How often does Putnam County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Putnam County, IL logged 234 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Putnam County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,501 customers without power, beginning April 1, 2023 and lasting about 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Putnam County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Putnam County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Putnam 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 Putnam County.
61326, 61327, 61335, 61336, 61340, 61363, 61560
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 | - |
| 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/17155 and /api/v1/counties/17155/history.