Power Outages in Ozark County, MO
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc and White River Valley El Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.8 hours.
Ozark County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/ozark-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ozark County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/ozark-county
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc and White River Valley El Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~8,223 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc, White River Valley El Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ozark 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65655 | 74 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 65637 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 65761 | 21 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 65760 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65609 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 65773 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65766 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65762 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65729 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65715 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65676 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65618 | ≤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 Ozark County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ozark County right now.
Ozark County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 20, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
Latest Ozark County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 166 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 226 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ozark County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ozark County went about 10.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,319 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 10.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 2,101 customers out) · decade average 11.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 192 | 2,319 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 249 | 670 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 260 | 1,820 | 9.8 |
| 2022 | 314 | 859 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 340 | 2,101 | 38.2 |
| 2024 | 337 | 1,001 | 9.4 |
| 2025 | 415 | 950 | 10.8 |
Cost of power in Ozark County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ozark 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.
- White River Valley El Coop Inc15.5¢39,401 cust
- Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc13.1¢23,203 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 High ice storms exposure · 11.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Ozark County: FAQ
- How often does Ozark County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ozark County, MO logged 415 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ozark County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,319 customers without power, beginning September 7, 2019 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Ozark County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ozark County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ozark County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc, White River Valley El Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ozark County.
65609, 65618, 65626, 65637, 65655, 65666, 65676, 65715, 65729, 65741, 65760, 65761, 65762, 65766, 65773, 65784
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| White River Valley El 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/29153 and /api/v1/counties/29153/history.