Power Outages in Wabash County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Allendale- (IL), Mt Carmel Public Utility Co, Norris Electric Coop and Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.6 hours.
Wabash County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/wabash-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wabash County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/wabash-county
Ameren Illinois Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Allendale- (IL), Mt Carmel Public Utility Co, Norris Electric Coop and Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,195 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Allendale- (IL), Mt Carmel Public Utility Co, Norris Electric Coop, Wayne-White Counties 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Allendale- (IL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mt Carmel Public Utility Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wabash 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62863 | 130 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 62410 | ≤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 Wabash County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Wabash County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Wabash County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wabash County went about 0.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 515 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 0.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 333 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29 | 515 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 56 | 296 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 28 | 126 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 36 | 267 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 68 | 266 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 62 | 329 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 57 | 289 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 97 | 333 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 82 | 237 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 74 | 335 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 87 | 336 | 0.6 |
Cost of power in Wabash County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wabash 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
- Norris Electric Coop15.1¢18,163 cust
- Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop16.4¢11,792 cust
- Mt Carmel Public Utility Co19.7¢4,337 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 · 0.3 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 Wabash County: FAQ
- How often does Wabash County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wabash County, IL logged 87 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wabash County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 515 customers without power, beginning August 19, 2015 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Wabash County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wabash County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wabash County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wabash County.
62410, 62811, 62852, 62863
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 | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Norris Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Allendale- (IL) | - | No live feed | - |
| Mt Carmel Public Utility Co | - | 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/17185 and /api/v1/counties/17185/history.