Power Outages in DeKalb County, MO
Is there a power outage in DeKalb County, MO right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Union Electric Co - (MO), Evergy Missouri West, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) and Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc in DeKalb County, MO. There is no live feed for City of Cameron and United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO).
DeKalb County, MO is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/dekalb-county
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- October 19, 2026 16:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in DeKalb County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/dekalb-county
No active outages are reported by Union Electric Co - (MO), Evergy Missouri West, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) and Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc in DeKalb County.
No live feed for City of Cameron and United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in DeKalb County, MO
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Union Electric Co - (MO), Evergy Missouri West, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc, United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) and City of Cameron; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
36%of this county's ~6,195 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Cameron, United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · county | 0 | 1,185 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Missouri West | Live · county | 0 | 1,044 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Cameron | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Union Electric Co - (MO), Evergy Missouri West, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) and Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc 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 DeKalb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64469 | 44 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 64494 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 64430 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 64497 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64474 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64422 | ≤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 DeKalb County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for DeKalb County right now.
DeKalb County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in DeKalb County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in DeKalb County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,509 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 899 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89 | 1,072 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 118 | 792 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 86 | 1,509 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 61 | 792 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 229 | 470 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 266 | 899 | 13.1 |
| 2021 | 248 | 1,318 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 224 | 950 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 250 | 815 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 276 | 1,209 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 286 | 808 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in DeKalb County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for DeKalb 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
- Evergy Missouri West12.1¢308,573 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in DeKalb County: FAQ
- How often does DeKalb County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, DeKalb County, MO logged 286 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in DeKalb County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,509 customers without power, beginning March 7, 2017 and lasting about 11h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in DeKalb County, MO right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Union Electric Co - (MO), Evergy Missouri West, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) and Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc in DeKalb County, MO. There is no live feed for City of Cameron and United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO).
- Which utilities serve DeKalb County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within DeKalb County.
64422, 64429, 64430, 64469, 64474, 64497
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in DeKalb County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Missouri →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 9.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Evergy Missouri West | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | 1.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Cameron | - | 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/29063 and /api/v1/counties/29063/history.