Power Outages in Cedar County, MO
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, Evergy Missouri West and Webster Electric Coop in Cedar County, MO. There is no live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, City of El Dorado Springs - (MO) and Empire District Electric Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Cedar County, MO is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/cedar-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cedar County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/cedar-county
No active outages are reported by Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, Evergy Missouri West and Webster Electric Coop in Cedar County.
No live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, City of El Dorado Springs - (MO) and Empire District Electric Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
35%of this county's ~15,870 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, City of El Dorado Springs - (MO), Empire District Electric Co. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 5,493 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 70 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Evergy Missouri West | Live · county | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Webster Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Barton County Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of El Dorado Springs - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, Evergy Missouri West and Webster Electric Coop 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 Cedar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64744 | 150 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 65785 | 110 | ≤11 | 87 | 0 |
| 65649 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 64756 | 12 | 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 Cedar County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cedar County right now.
Cedar County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Flood Watch ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Cedar County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cedar County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,595 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,595 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 493 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 21 | 894 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 24 | 697 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 186 | 266 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 180 | 449 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 227 | 1,115 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 338 | 491 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 308 | 1,347 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 280 | 971 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 326 | 1,595 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Cedar County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cedar 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
- Empire District Electric Co14.8¢144,059 cust
- Southwest Electric Coop, Inc12.3¢41,670 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 · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cedar County: FAQ
- How often does Cedar County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cedar County, MO logged 326 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cedar County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,595 customers without power, beginning May 21, 2025 and lasting about 2d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Cedar County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cedar County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cedar County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cedar County.
64744, 64756, 65785
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 · county | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | 5.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Barton County Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of El Dorado Springs - (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/29039 and /api/v1/counties/29039/history.