Power Outages in Madison County, MO
Black River Electric Coop - (MO) and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Fredericktown - (MO). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.5 hours.
Madison County, MO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/madison-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Madison County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/madison-county
Black River Electric Coop - (MO) and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Fredericktown - (MO): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~17,125 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fredericktown - (MO). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Black River Electric Coop - (MO), Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fredericktown - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Madison 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63645 | 261 | ≤11 | 238 | ≤11 |
| 63655 | 37 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
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 Madison County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Madison County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Madison County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 114 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 290 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Madison County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Madison County went about 24.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,201 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 24.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,651 customers out) · decade average 6.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | 13 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 26 | 276 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 30 | 325 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 196 | 1,061 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 99 | 875 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 200 | 746 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 217 | 4,201 | 10.1 |
| 2022 | 262 | 2,820 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 239 | 3,498 | 14.2 |
| 2024 | 316 | 1,696 | 8.8 |
| 2025 | 284 | 3,651 | 24.5 |
Cost of power in Madison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Madison 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
- Black River Electric Coop - (MO)13.6¢21,606 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 high winds exposure · 6.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Madison County: FAQ
- How often does Madison County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Madison County, MO logged 284 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Madison County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,201 customers without power, beginning October 25, 2021 and lasting about 4d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Madison County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Madison County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Madison County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Black River Electric Coop - (MO), Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Madison County.
63645, 63655
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 | - |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | 48.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Fredericktown - (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/29123 and /api/v1/counties/29123/history.