Power Outages in Scott County, MO
Ameren has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. SEMO Electric Cooperative and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Sikeston - (MO). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Scott County, MO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/scott-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scott County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/scott-county
Ameren only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
SEMO Electric Cooperative and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Sikeston - (MO): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~32,222 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Sikeston - (MO). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Ameren. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: SEMO Electric Cooperative, Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sikeston - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Scott 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63801 | 508 | 17 | 472 | ≤11 |
| 63780 | 164 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 63740 | 96 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 63736 | 77 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 63771 | 65 | ≤11 | 63 | 0 |
| 63774 | ≤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 Scott County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scott County right now.
Scott County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Scott County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scott County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,926 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,664 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 263 | 2,016 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 321 | 2,797 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 159 | 2,212 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 55 | 495 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 331 | 3,430 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 371 | 3,053 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 354 | 1,829 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 313 | 4,926 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 392 | 2,664 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 482 | 2,593 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Scott County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scott 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
- SEMO Electric Cooperative13.5¢10,798 cust
- City of Sikeston - (MO)9.8¢6,928 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 · 1.8 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 Scott County: FAQ
- How often does Scott County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scott County, MO logged 482 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scott County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,926 customers without power, beginning May 9, 2023 and lasting about 1d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Scott County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Scott County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Scott County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, SEMO Electric Cooperative, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scott County.
63736, 63740, 63742, 63758, 63767, 63771, 63774, 63780, 63784, 63801, 63824
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 | - |
| Ameren | - | Outages only | - |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Sikeston - (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/29201 and /api/v1/counties/29201/history.