Power Outages in Stark County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation in Stark County, IL. There is no live feed for Ameren. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.6 hours.
Stark County, IL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/stark-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Stark County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/stark-county
No active outages are reported by Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation in Stark County.
No live feed for Ameren: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
80%of this county's ~3,769 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · county | 0 | 2,914 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 93 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation 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 Stark 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61491 | 29 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 61483 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 61421 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61449 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61426 | ≤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 Stark County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Stark County right now.
Stark County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Stark County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 667 customers out (21% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Stark County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stark County went about 11.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,173 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 11.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 3,173 customers out) · decade average 13.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 209 | 3,173 | 40.7 |
| 2016 | 262 | 2,960 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 104 | 3,004 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 209 | 1,140 | 10.9 |
| 2019 | 211 | 2,204 | 15.0 |
| 2020 | 224 | 672 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 200 | 763 | 6.7 |
| 2022 | 199 | 2,083 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 192 | 1,503 | 19.2 |
| 2024 | 208 | 1,740 | 18.1 |
| 2025 | 191 | 2,090 | 11.6 |
Cost of power in Stark County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Stark 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
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation15.6¢34,952 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 Low ice storms exposure · 13.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Stark County: FAQ
- How often does Stark County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stark County, IL logged 191 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stark County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,173 customers without power, beginning November 21, 2015 and lasting about 1d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Stark County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Stark County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Stark County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stark County.
61421, 61426, 61449, 61483, 61491
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 | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 22.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/17175 and /api/v1/counties/17175/history.