Power Outages in Ripley County, MO
Ozark Border Electric Coop publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.8 hours.
Ripley County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/ripley-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ripley County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/ripley-county
Ozark Border Electric Coop publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,648 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ozark Border Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ripley 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63935 | 220 | ≤11 | 190 | ≤11 |
| 63953 | 36 | 0 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 63939 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 63955 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 63942 | ≤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 Ripley County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Ripley County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Ripley County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 222 customers out (2.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ripley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ripley County went about 10.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,250 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 2024 (peak 7,250 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 118 | 969 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 276 | 2,009 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 241 | 1,858 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 300 | 1,465 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 248 | 2,545 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 310 | 7,250 | 34.2 |
| 2025 | 299 | 2,104 | 10.8 |
Cost of power in Ripley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ripley 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.
- Ozark Border Electric Coop12.3¢33,262 cust
- Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR)14.7¢51 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 · 8.9 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 Ripley County: FAQ
- How often does Ripley County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ripley County, MO logged 299 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ripley County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,250 customers without power, beginning May 26, 2024 and lasting about 6d.
- Is there a power outage in Ripley County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ripley County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ripley County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ozark Border Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ripley County.
63935, 63939, 63942, 63953, 63955
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | - | 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/29181 and /api/v1/counties/29181/history.