Power Outages in Rock Island County, IL
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Rock Island County, IL across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Rock Island County, IL is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Rock Island County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Air Quality Alert ×1
Latest Rock Island County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 18m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,725 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Rock Island County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Rock Island Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rock Island County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 56,765 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 56,765 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 411 | 7,713 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 910 | 10,319 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 869 | 6,095 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 950 | 5,794 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 891 | 4,669 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 934 | 56,765 | 29.8 |
| 2021 | 898 | 7,764 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 975 | 5,921 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 978 | 18,519 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 946 | 15,855 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 936 | 18,306 | 4.3 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 7.7% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 5.2 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 Rock Island County: FAQ
- How often does Rock Island County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rock Island County, IL logged 936 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rock Island County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 56,765 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 8d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Rock Island County, IL right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Rock Island County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Moline. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Rock Island County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rock Island County.
61201, 61232, 61236, 61237, 61239, 61240, 61242, 61244, 61256, 61257, 61259, 61264, 61265, 61275, 61278, 61282, 61284
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/17161 and /api/v1/counties/17161/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Illinois customers). Live data as of .