Power Outages in Tazewell County, IL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Tazewell County, IL across 1 reported incident. Ameren Illinois Company and Corn Belt Energy Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and Menard Electric Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Tazewell County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/tazewell-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tazewell County, IL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/tazewell-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren and Menard Electric Coop.
0.0%of this county's ~69,822 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Menard Electric Coop. 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, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Menard Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Tazewell 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61554 | 500 | ≤11 | 389 | ≤11 |
| 61611 | 251 | ≤11 | 186 | ≤11 |
| 61571 | 196 | ≤11 | 147 | ≤11 |
| 61550 | 137 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 61610 | 69 | ≤11 | 61 | 0 |
| 61546 | 44 | 0 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 61568 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 61734 | 32 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 61755 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 61747 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 61759 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 61564 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61535 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61534 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 61733 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61721 | ≤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 Tazewell County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Tazewell County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Tazewell County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,956 customers out (3.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 693 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tazewell 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 Tazewell Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tazewell County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,680 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 18,680 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 425 | 18,680 | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 757 | 3,159 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 436 | 1,945 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 703 | 3,018 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 817 | 4,413 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 825 | 3,552 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 733 | 8,615 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 813 | 3,204 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 747 | 8,119 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 707 | 12,113 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 696 | 4,411 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Tazewell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tazewell 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
- Menard Electric Coop19.4¢9,036 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 · 3.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Tazewell County: FAQ
- How often does Tazewell County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tazewell County, IL logged 696 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tazewell County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,680 customers without power, beginning December 26, 2015 and lasting about 4d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Tazewell County, IL right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Tazewell County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tazewell County.
61534, 61535, 61546, 61550, 61554, 61564, 61568, 61571, 61610, 61611, 61721, 61733, 61734, 61747, 61755, 61759
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 | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 22.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Menard Electric Coop | 3.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| 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/17179 and /api/v1/counties/17179/history. Live data as of .