Power Outages in Caldwell County, MO
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.8 hours.
Caldwell County, MO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/caldwell-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Caldwell County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/caldwell-county
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,795 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc, Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Caldwell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64644 | 42 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 64671 | 29 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 64624 | 27 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 64650 | 15 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 64649 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 64637 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 64625 | ≤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 Caldwell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Caldwell County right now.
Caldwell County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Caldwell County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 194 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 197 customers out (5.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 197 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 197 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Caldwell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Caldwell County went about 3.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,772 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 3.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,403 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77 | 775 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 103 | 387 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 83 | 2,772 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 134 | 958 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 188 | 2,675 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 162 | 1,074 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 183 | 2,496 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 165 | 458 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 238 | 1,041 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 296 | 2,403 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 244 | 785 | 3.8 |
Cost of power in Caldwell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Caldwell 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.
- Union Electric Co - (MO)13.3¢1,100,654 cust
- Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc12.9¢23,816 cust
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO)13.6¢12,497 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 · 2.5 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 Caldwell County: FAQ
- How often does Caldwell County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Caldwell County, MO logged 244 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Caldwell County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,772 customers without power, beginning March 7, 2017 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Caldwell County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Caldwell County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Caldwell County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Caldwell County.
64624, 64625, 64637, 64644, 64649, 64650, 64671
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 9.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | 1.3 hrs | 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/29025 and /api/v1/counties/29025/history.