Power Outages in Richland County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company in Richland County, IL. There is no live feed for Ameren, Clay Electric Coop Inc, Norris Electric Coop and Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Richland County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richland County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/richland-county
No active outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company in Richland County.
No live feed for Ameren, Clay Electric Coop Inc, Norris Electric Coop and Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
44%of this county's ~12,543 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Clay Electric Coop Inc, Norris Electric Coop, Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · county | 0 | 5,519 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clay Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Richland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62450 | 155 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 62868 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 62452 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62425 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62421 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62419 | ≤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 Richland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Richland County right now.
Richland County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Tornado Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Richland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richland County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,479 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,479 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 177 | 494 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 236 | 1,041 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 129 | 659 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 244 | 1,210 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 242 | 764 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 362 | 708 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 284 | 708 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 346 | 3,479 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 360 | 1,331 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 325 | 1,033 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 306 | 1,146 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Richland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richland 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
- Norris Electric Coop15.1¢18,163 cust
- Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop16.4¢11,792 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 · 1.8 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 Richland County: FAQ
- How often does Richland County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richland County, IL logged 306 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richland County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,479 customers without power, beginning August 1, 2022 and lasting about 3d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Richland County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Richland County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Richland County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richland County.
62419, 62421, 62425, 62450, 62452, 62868
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 · county | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Clay Electric Coop Inc | - | 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/17159 and /api/v1/counties/17159/history.