Power Outages in White County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company and Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, City of Carmi - (IL) and Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
White County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/white-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in White County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/white-county
Ameren Illinois Company and Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren, City of Carmi - (IL) and Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,603 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, City of Carmi - (IL), 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, Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Carmi - (IL) | 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 White 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62821 | 76 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 62869 | 35 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 62844 | 25 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 62827 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 62835 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 62862 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62820 | ≤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 White County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
White County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest White County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 568 customers out (6.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in White County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in White County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,189 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,181 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 206 | 1,007 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 198 | 1,639 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 86 | 619 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 120 | 612 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 139 | 641 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 263 | 824 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 268 | 1,944 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 256 | 2,189 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 222 | 1,487 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 257 | 1,357 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 250 | 2,181 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in White County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for White 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
- Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc14.8¢22,607 cust
- Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop16.4¢11,792 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 1.5 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 White County: FAQ
- How often does White County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, White County, IL logged 250 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in White County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,189 customers without power, beginning May 20, 2022 and lasting about 3d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in White County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for White County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve White County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company, Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within White County.
62820, 62821, 62827, 62835, 62844, 62861, 62862, 62867, 62869, 62887
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 | - |
| Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc | 36.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Carmi - (IL) | - | 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/17193 and /api/v1/counties/17193/history.