Power Outages in Union County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company and Egyptian Electric Coop Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and Southern Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.0 hours.
Union County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/union-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/union-county
Ameren Illinois Company and Egyptian Electric Coop Assn publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren and Southern Illinois Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,704 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Southern Illinois Elec 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, Egyptian Electric Coop Assn.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Egyptian Electric Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Union 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62906 | 124 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 62952 | 68 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 62920 | 37 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 62926 | 34 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 62998 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62961 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62905 | ≤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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Union County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Union County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 10.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,813 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 10.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 4,735 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 173 | 4,789 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 186 | 598 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 86 | 379 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 184 | 4,715 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 191 | 4,677 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 197 | 4,813 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 180 | 4,694 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 190 | 3,089 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 215 | 3,049 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 234 | 3,017 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 233 | 4,735 | 10.0 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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
- Egyptian Electric Coop Assn16.2¢13,695 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 · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, IL logged 233 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,813 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2020 and lasting about 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Union County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Union County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Egyptian Electric Coop Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
62905, 62906, 62920, 62926, 62952, 62961, 62998
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 | - |
| Egyptian Electric Coop Assn | 12.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Southern Illinois Elec 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/17181 and /api/v1/counties/17181/history.