Power Outages in Jefferson County, MO
Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, MO right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 14 customers are without power in Jefferson County, MO across 5 reported incidents. Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Jefferson County, MO is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.4 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/jefferson-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/jefferson-county
Not counted: no live feed for Ameren.
Report an outage in Jefferson 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), Crawford Electric Coop, Inc, Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) and Ameren; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~106,437 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · county | 14 | 108,188 | 0.0% | - | 5 | October 19, 2026 18:30 UTC | |
| Webster Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crawford Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Union Electric Co - (MO), Webster Electric Coop and Crawford 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 Jefferson 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63028 | 353 | 16 | 282 | ≤11 |
| 63026 | 343 | ≤11 | 238 | 12 |
| 63010 | 337 | ≤11 | 264 | ≤11 |
| 63020 | 286 | 17 | 235 | ≤11 |
| 63052 | 221 | ≤11 | 168 | ≤11 |
| 63049 | 170 | ≤11 | 136 | ≤11 |
| 63050 | 164 | ≤11 | 126 | 0 |
| 63051 | 153 | ≤11 | 127 | 0 |
| 63070 | 122 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 63016 | 103 | ≤11 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 63012 | 96 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 63023 | 46 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 63048 | 41 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 63019 | 41 | ≤11 | 35 | 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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jefferson County right now.
Jefferson County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Jefferson County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 12h 30m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,075 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 444 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,333 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 567 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,141 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,039 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,120 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Jefferson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 15.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,155 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 15.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 29,155 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 583 | 5,429 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 785 | 19,529 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 367 | 6,808 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 115 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 141 | 3,061 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 892 | 18,913 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 877 | 11,138 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 890 | 4,430 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 912 | 12,784 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 935 | 7,453 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 803 | 29,155 | 15.4 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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
- Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO)15.2¢24,997 cust
- Crawford Electric Coop, Inc13.2¢19,861 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.
Very High high winds exposure · 3.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, MO logged 803 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,155 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2025 and lasting about 5d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, MO right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 14 customers are without power in Jefferson County, MO across 5 reported incidents. Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
63010, 63012, 63016, 63019, 63020, 63023, 63026, 63028, 63047, 63048, 63049, 63050, 63051, 63052, 63053, 63070
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 Jefferson 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 | - |
| Crawford Electric Coop, Inc | 6.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) | 28.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | 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/29099 and /api/v1/counties/29099/history. Live data as of .