Power Outages in Newton County, MO
New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc and Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Empire District Electric Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 34.7 hours.
Newton County, MO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/newton-county
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- Not available
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Newton County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/newton-county
New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc and Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Empire District Electric Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~29,474 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Empire District Electric Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc, Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Newton 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64804 | 586 | 28 | 486 | ≤11 |
| 64850 | 337 | 14 | 288 | ≤11 |
| 64865 | 100 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 64844 | 74 | ≤11 | 66 | 0 |
| 64840 | 39 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 64866 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 64842 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64858 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤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 Newton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Newton County right now.
Newton County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 21, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Newton County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 221 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Newton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Newton County went about 34.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,559 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 34.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 7,559 customers out) · decade average 12.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43 | 6,182 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 132 | 1,665 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 266 | 6,596 | 9.7 |
| 2018 | 385 | 3,274 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 300 | 4,388 | 13.5 |
| 2020 | 293 | 3,355 | 8.7 |
| 2021 | 305 | 6,251 | 21.6 |
| 2022 | 459 | 2,804 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 700 | 4,242 | 15.3 |
| 2024 | 783 | 5,466 | 13.1 |
| 2025 | 751 | 7,559 | 34.7 |
Cost of power in Newton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Newton 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.
- Empire District Electric Co14.8¢144,059 cust
- Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO)15.6¢31,915 cust
- New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc13.4¢19,527 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 12.3 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 Newton County: FAQ
- How often does Newton County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Newton County, MO logged 751 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 34.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Newton County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,559 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2025 and lasting about 5d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Newton County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Newton County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Newton County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Newton County.
64804, 64840, 64842, 64844, 64850, 64858, 64865, 64866
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire District Electric Co | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | - | Live · total only | - |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/29145 and /api/v1/counties/29145/history.