Power Outages in Woodford County, IL
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Woodford County, IL across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Ameren, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Woodford County, IL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/illinois/woodford-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Woodford County, IL", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/illinois/woodford-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren.
100%of this county's ~15,353 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · county | 2 | 15,180 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - | |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,602 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 1,431 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ameren Illinois Company, Commonwealth Edison Co and Corn Belt Energy Corporation reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Woodford 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61548 | 95 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 61530 | 54 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 61738 | 41 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 61760 | 25 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 61561 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 61570 | 20 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 61545 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61771 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61742 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61729 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61725 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 61516 | ≤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 Woodford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Woodford County right now.
Woodford County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Woodford County, IL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,225 customers out (5.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 257 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 46m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 713 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,320 customers out (5.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Woodford 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 Woodford Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Woodford County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,536 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 7,536 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 319 | 7,536 | 10.8 |
| 2016 | 345 | 2,800 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 252 | 2,805 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 433 | 3,022 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 483 | 2,033 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 498 | 3,190 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 499 | 2,830 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 508 | 2,930 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 450 | 4,105 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 460 | 6,035 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 407 | 3,382 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Woodford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Woodford 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.
- Commonwealth Edison Co17.7¢3,020,130 cust
- Ameren Illinois Company16.7¢587,659 cust
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation15.6¢34,952 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 · 3.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Woodford County: FAQ
- How often does Woodford County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Woodford County, IL logged 407 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Woodford County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,536 customers without power, beginning December 28, 2015 and lasting about 2d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Woodford County, IL right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Woodford 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 Woodford County.
61516, 61530, 61545, 61548, 61561, 61570, 61725, 61729, 61738, 61742, 61760, 61771
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 · county | - |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | 1.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 22.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/17203 and /api/v1/counties/17203/history. Live data as of .