Power Outages in Knox County, MO
Macon Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lewis County Rural E C A and Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Knox County, MO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/knox-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Knox County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/knox-county
Macon Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Lewis County Rural E C A and Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,844 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lewis County Rural E C A, Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Macon Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lewis County Rural E C A | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Knox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63537 | 16 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 63446 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63547 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63531 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63460 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63458 | ≤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 Knox County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Knox County right now.
Knox County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on September 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Knox County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Knox County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,156 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,050 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56 | 1,156 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 51 | 128 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 16 | 21 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 105 | 1,113 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 144 | 211 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 129 | 824 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 161 | 493 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 170 | 1,050 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 167 | 192 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Knox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Knox 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
- Macon Electric Coop15.8¢10,059 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 Low high winds exposure · 2.6 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 Knox County: FAQ
- How often does Knox County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Knox County, MO logged 167 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Knox County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,156 customers without power, beginning November 11, 2015 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Knox County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Knox County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Knox County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Knox County.
63446, 63458, 63460, 63531, 63537, 63547, 63563
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 9.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Macon Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| Lewis County Rural E C A | - | 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/29103 and /api/v1/counties/29103/history.