Power Outages in Stephenson County, IL
No live outage feed is available for Stephenson County, IL yet — live coverage depends on local utilities reporting to ODIN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Stephenson County, IL is served by local tracked utilities.
Stephenson County's utilities do not report live data to ODIN, so real-time outage counts aren't available here. The historical record below is complete.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Stephenson County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Heat Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Stephenson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stephenson County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,972 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,972 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 448 | 3,957 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 197 | 4,628 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 392 | 5,080 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 431 | 1,317 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 448 | 4,937 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 450 | 2,781 | 8.1 |
| 2021 | 486 | 1,839 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 510 | 997 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 496 | 6,972 | 19.7 |
| 2024 | 512 | 6,053 | 14.8 |
| 2025 | 502 | 1,808 | 2.3 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 6.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Stephenson County: FAQ
- How often does Stephenson County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stephenson County, IL logged 502 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stephenson County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,972 customers without power, beginning February 22, 2023 and lasting about 3d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Stephenson County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Stephenson County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stephenson County.
61013, 61018, 61019, 61027, 61032, 61039, 61044, 61048, 61050, 61060, 61062, 61067, 61070, 61089
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/17177 and /api/v1/counties/17177/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Illinois customers).