Power Outages in Dade County, MO
Evergy Missouri West, Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc and Southwest Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, Empire District Electric Co and Lockwood Water & Light Company. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.1 hours.
Dade County, MO is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/dade-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dade County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/dade-county
Evergy Missouri West, Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc and Southwest Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, Empire District Electric Co and Lockwood Water & Light Company: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,138 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, Empire District Electric Co, Lockwood Water & Light Company. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Evergy Missouri West, Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Missouri West | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barton County Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lockwood Water & Light Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dade 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65661 | 61 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 65646 | 30 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 65682 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 65752 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65635 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65603 | ≤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 Dade County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dade County right now.
Dade County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Flood Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Dade County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 103 customers out (3.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dade County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dade County went about 17.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,708 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 17.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,627 customers out) · decade average 4.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 123 | 620 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 144 | 342 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 165 | 219 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 216 | 383 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 219 | 1,708 | 10.0 |
| 2024 | 216 | 677 | 9.5 |
| 2025 | 217 | 1,627 | 17.1 |
Cost of power in Dade County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dade 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
- Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO)15.6¢31,915 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 · 4.3 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 Dade County: FAQ
- How often does Dade County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dade County, MO logged 217 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dade County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,708 customers without power, beginning March 17, 2023 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Dade County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dade County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dade County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dade County.
65603, 65635, 65646, 65661, 65682, 65752
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 | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | 5.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Barton County Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Lockwood Water & Light Company | - | 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/29057 and /api/v1/counties/29057/history.