Power Outages in Carter County, MO
Ozark Border Electric Coop publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.1 hours.
Carter County, MO is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/carter-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carter County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/carter-county
Ozark Border Electric Coop publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,625 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ozark Border Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carter 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63965 | 58 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 63937 | 47 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 63943 | 21 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 63941 | ≤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 Carter County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Carter County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Carter County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 21m
- GREW
Outage grew to 432 customers out (9.9% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 144 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 444 customers out (10% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Carter County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carter County went about 21.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,876 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 21.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,985 customers out) · decade average 10.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59 | 663 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 156 | 2,876 | 8.3 |
| 2021 | 149 | 1,123 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 145 | 2,164 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 176 | 2,491 | 16.1 |
| 2024 | 161 | 2,581 | 17.9 |
| 2025 | 228 | 1,985 | 21.1 |
Cost of power in Carter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carter 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.
- Ozark Border Electric Coop12.3¢33,262 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 ice storms exposure · 10.2 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 Carter County: FAQ
- How often does Carter County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carter County, MO logged 228 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carter County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,876 customers without power, beginning May 3, 2020 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Carter County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carter County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carter County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ozark Border Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carter County.
63937, 63941, 63943, 63965
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | - | 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/29035 and /api/v1/counties/29035/history.