Power Outages in Osage County, MO
Three Rivers Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Osage County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/osage-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Osage County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/osage-county
Three Rivers Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,956 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Three Rivers Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Osage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65051 | 53 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 65035 | 20 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 65024 | 16 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 65016 | 14 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 65085 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65061 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65054 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65048 | ≤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 Osage County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Osage County right now.
Osage County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 5, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Flood Warning ×7
Hardest-hit cities in Osage County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Osage County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,978 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,586 customers out) · decade average 3.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 69 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 126 | 681 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 223 | 1,978 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 352 | 493 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 382 | 1,586 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | 241 | 712 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 298 | 1,212 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 278 | 1,540 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 268 | 832 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 292 | 616 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 307 | 1,229 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Osage County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Osage 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
- Three Rivers Electric Coop13.0¢22,757 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 · 3.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Osage County: FAQ
- How often does Osage County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Osage County, MO logged 307 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Osage County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,978 customers without power, beginning May 19, 2017 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Osage County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Osage County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Osage County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Three Rivers Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Osage County.
65016, 65024, 65035, 65048, 65051, 65054, 65062, 65085
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 | - |
| Three Rivers Electric Coop | 2.2 hrs | 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/29151 and /api/v1/counties/29151/history.