Power Outages in Saline County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company and Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc 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 33.2 hours.
Saline County, IL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/saline-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Saline County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/saline-county
Ameren Illinois Company and Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~19,267 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, Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Saline 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62946 | 175 | ≤11 | 149 | ≤11 |
| 62930 | 88 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 62917 | 55 | 0 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 62935 | 34 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 62987 | 19 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 62977 | ≤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 Saline County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Saline County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Saline County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 110 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 554 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 26m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 136 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Saline County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Saline County went about 33.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,444 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 33.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 7,444 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 315 | 2,210 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 345 | 1,513 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 374 | 3,193 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 568 | 4,477 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 564 | 3,297 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 577 | 1,208 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 482 | 776 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 484 | 3,451 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 471 | 3,663 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 518 | 5,345 | 6.4 |
| 2025 | 537 | 7,444 | 33.2 |
Cost of power in Saline County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Saline 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
- 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 High high winds exposure · 5.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Saline County: FAQ
- How often does Saline County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Saline County, IL logged 537 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 33.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Saline County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,444 customers without power, beginning January 5, 2025 and lasting about 7d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Saline County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Saline County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Saline County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Saline County.
62917, 62930, 62935, 62946, 62965, 62977
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 | - |
| Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc | 36.9 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/17165 and /api/v1/counties/17165/history.