Power Outages in Benton County, MO
Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc, Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, Evergy Missouri West, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc and Southwest Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 33.8 hours.
Benton County, MO is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/benton-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Benton County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/benton-county
Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc, Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, Evergy Missouri West, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc and Southwest Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~14,941 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc, Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, Evergy Missouri West, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Missouri West | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Benton 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65355 | 290 | ≤11 | 240 | ≤11 |
| 65338 | 70 | ≤11 | 60 | 0 |
| 65360 | 63 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 65325 | 48 | 0 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 65326 | 44 | ≤11 | 34 | 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 Benton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Benton County right now.
Benton County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Flood Watch ×3
Latest Benton County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 4h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 329 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 287 customers out (4.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 130 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Benton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Benton County went about 33.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,716 customers.
The US EIA reports Missouri utilities averaged 6.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 33.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,540 customers out) · decade average 9.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 222 | 1,784 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 200 | 1,438 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 365 | 907 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 892 | 6,716 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | 632 | 1,684 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 514 | 1,090 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 520 | 3,542 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 620 | 1,248 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 604 | 2,380 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | 565 | 2,179 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 685 | 5,540 | 33.8 |
Cost of power in Benton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Benton 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.
- Evergy Missouri West12.1¢308,573 cust
- Southwest Electric Coop, Inc12.3¢41,670 cust
- Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc14.9¢31,352 cust
- Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn14.8¢16,710 cust
- Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc12.6¢11,259 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 · 9.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Benton County: FAQ
- How often does Benton County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Benton County, MO logged 685 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 33.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Benton County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,716 customers without power, beginning January 30, 2018 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Benton County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Benton County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Benton County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc, Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, Evergy Missouri West, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Benton County.
65325, 65326, 65338, 65345, 65355
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Missouri West | 3.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | 5.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc | 7.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
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 Missouri customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29015 and /api/v1/counties/29015/history.