Power Outages in Cape Girardeau County, MO
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Union Electric Co - (MO), Black River Electric Coop - (MO) and SEMO Electric Cooperative in Cape Girardeau County, MO. Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and City of Jackson - (MO). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.3 hours.
Cape Girardeau County, MO is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/cape-girardeau-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cape Girardeau County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/cape-girardeau-county
No active outages are reported by Union Electric Co - (MO), Black River Electric Coop - (MO) and SEMO Electric Cooperative in Cape Girardeau County.
Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren and City of Jackson - (MO): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
64%of this county's ~47,029 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, City of Jackson - (MO). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · county | 0 | 27,301 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | Live · county | 0 | 1,706 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 1,106 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Jackson - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Union Electric Co - (MO), Black River Electric Coop - (MO) and SEMO Electric Cooperative 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 Cape Girardeau 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63701 | 469 | 21 | 408 | ≤11 |
| 63755 | 401 | 16 | 352 | ≤11 |
| 63703 | 188 | ≤11 | 165 | ≤11 |
| 63766 | 28 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 63769 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 63785 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63770 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63747 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63744 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63743 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63739 | ≤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 Cape Girardeau County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cape Girardeau County right now.
Cape Girardeau County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Cape Girardeau County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Cape Girardeauno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cape Girardeau County went about 12.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,864 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 12.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 7,864 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 439 | 1,635 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 584 | 4,796 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 279 | 3,965 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 663 | 4,350 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 652 | 4,851 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 620 | 3,366 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 618 | 3,011 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 663 | 3,265 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 676 | 3,440 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 718 | 5,255 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 700 | 7,864 | 12.3 |
Cost of power in Cape Girardeau County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cape Girardeau 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
- Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO)15.2¢24,997 cust
- Black River Electric Coop - (MO)13.6¢21,606 cust
- SEMO Electric Cooperative13.5¢10,798 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 ice storms exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cape Girardeau County: FAQ
- How often does Cape Girardeau County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cape Girardeau County, MO logged 700 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cape Girardeau County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,864 customers without power, beginning January 5, 2025 and lasting about 10d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Cape Girardeau County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cape Girardeau County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cape Girardeau County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Black River Electric Coop - (MO), SEMO Electric Cooperative, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Cape Girardeau. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Cape Girardeau County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cape Girardeau County.
63701, 63703, 63739, 63743, 63744, 63745, 63747, 63755, 63766, 63769, 63785
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 · county | - |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | 48.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) | 28.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Jackson - (MO) | - | 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 Missouri customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29031 and /api/v1/counties/29031/history.