Power Outages in Douglas County, MO
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc, Webster Electric Coop and White River Valley El Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Ava - (MO) and SE-MA-NO Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Douglas County, MO is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/douglas-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Douglas County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/douglas-county
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc, Webster Electric Coop and White River Valley El Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Ava - (MO) and SE-MA-NO Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,663 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Ava - (MO), SE-MA-NO Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc, Webster Electric Coop, White River Valley El Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Webster Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ava - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SE-MA-NO Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Douglas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65608 | 153 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 65638 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 65768 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65755 | ≤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 Douglas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Douglas County right now.
Douglas County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 20, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Douglas County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 953 customers out (17% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 868 customers out (15% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 121 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 163 customers out (2.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Douglas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Douglas County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,649 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 7.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 1,649 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 253 | 1,492 | 9.9 |
| 2020 | 311 | 1,069 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 262 | 1,342 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 315 | 803 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 376 | 1,649 | 10.7 |
| 2024 | 365 | 1,205 | 6.6 |
| 2025 | 446 | 1,140 | 7.1 |
Cost of power in Douglas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Douglas 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.
- White River Valley El Coop Inc15.5¢39,401 cust
- Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc13.1¢23,203 cust
- Webster Electric Coop10.4¢19,050 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 · 6.6 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 Douglas County: FAQ
- How often does Douglas County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Douglas County, MO logged 446 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Douglas County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,649 customers without power, beginning July 17, 2023 and lasting about 2d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Douglas County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Douglas County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Douglas County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc, White River Valley El Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Douglas County.
65608, 65638, 65702, 65755, 65768
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| SE-MA-NO Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Ava - (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/29067 and /api/v1/counties/29067/history.