Power Outages in Shelby County, IL
Is there a power outage in Shelby County, IL right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Shelby County, IL across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop and Norris Electric Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Shelby County, IL is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shelby County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/shelby-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop and Norris Electric Coop.
Report an outage in Shelby County, IL
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Ameren Illinois Company, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL), Ameren, Norris Electric Coop, Shelby Electric Coop, Inc and Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
59%of this county's ~11,028 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop, Norris Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Shelby Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · county | 8 | 6,414 | 0.1% | - | 3 | - | |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) | Live · county | 0 | 96 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Shelby Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company and Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) reportevery 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 Shelby 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62565 | 114 | ≤11 | 98 | 0 |
| 62550 | 34 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 61957 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 62571 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 62431 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 62534 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 62422 | 15 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 62463 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 62553 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62465 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 62444 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62438 | ≤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 Shelby County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Shelby County right now.
Shelby County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Shelby County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 103 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 236 customers out (3.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 142 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Shelby 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 Shelby Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 10.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,823 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 10.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,823 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 131 | 1,747 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 161 | 3,017 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 103 | 1,269 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 225 | 711 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 242 | 1,743 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 375 | 3,135 | 8.7 |
| 2021 | 375 | 2,222 | 13.6 |
| 2022 | 401 | 2,653 | 9.2 |
| 2023 | 340 | 4,823 | 26.9 |
| 2024 | 391 | 1,779 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 393 | 1,620 | 10.2 |
Cost of power in Shelby County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shelby 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
- Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL)15.4¢24,414 cust
- Norris Electric Coop15.1¢18,163 cust
- Shelby Electric Coop, Inc21.5¢9,882 cust
- Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop17.6¢8,505 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 8.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, IL logged 393 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,823 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2023 and lasting about 4d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, IL right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Shelby County, IL across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop and Norris Electric Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Shelby Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
61957, 62422, 62431, 62438, 62444, 62462, 62463, 62465, 62534, 62550, 62553, 62565, 62571
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Shelby County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Illinois →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | 4.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) | 4.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Shelby Electric Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop | - | 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/17173 and /api/v1/counties/17173/history. Live data as of .