Power Outages in Randolph County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company and Egyptian Electric Coop Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, City of Red Bud - (IL) and Monroe County Elec Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.7 hours.
Randolph County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Randolph County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/randolph-county
Ameren Illinois Company and Egyptian Electric Coop Assn publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren, City of Red Bud - (IL) and Monroe County Elec Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~19,790 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, City of Red Bud - (IL), Monroe County Elec Coop, Inc. 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.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Red Bud - (IL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monroe County Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Randolph 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62286 | 79 | ≤11 | 60 | 0 |
| 62233 | 79 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 62288 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 62292 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 62272 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 62242 | 18 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 62297 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62261 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62241 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62217 | ≤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 Randolph County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Randolph County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Randolph County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Randolph County went about 5.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,667 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 5.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,958 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 376 | 2,821 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 421 | 3,022 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 267 | 5,667 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 619 | 2,147 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 629 | 3,575 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 479 | 1,125 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 425 | 3,857 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 488 | 3,958 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 462 | 4,304 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 444 | 3,107 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 554 | 2,173 | 5.7 |
Cost of power in Randolph County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Randolph 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
- 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 High high winds exposure · 4.4 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 Randolph County: FAQ
- How often does Randolph County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Randolph County, IL logged 554 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Randolph County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,667 customers without power, beginning April 17, 2017 and lasting about 16h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Randolph County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Randolph County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Randolph 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 Randolph County.
62217, 62233, 62241, 62242, 62261, 62272, 62277, 62286, 62288, 62292, 62297
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 | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Monroe County Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Red Bud - (IL) | - | 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/17157 and /api/v1/counties/17157/history.