Power Outages in Shelby County, MO
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Macon Electric Coop and Missouri Rural Electric Coop in Shelby County, MO. There is no live feed for City of Hunnewell - (MO), City of Shelbina - (MO) and Lewis County Rural E C A. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Shelby County, MO is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/shelby-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shelby County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/shelby-county
No active outages are reported by Macon Electric Coop and Missouri Rural Electric Coop in Shelby County.
No live feed for City of Hunnewell - (MO), City of Shelbina - (MO) and Lewis County Rural E C A: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
73%of this county's ~3,909 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hunnewell - (MO), City of Shelbina - (MO), Lewis County Rural E C A. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 2,253 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Missouri Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 591 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Hunnewell - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Shelbina - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lewis County Rural E C A | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Macon Electric Coop and Missouri Rural Electric Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Shelby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63468 | 52 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 63437 | 23 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 63469 | 21 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 63443 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63451 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63450 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63439 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63434 | ≤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 Shelby County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Shelby County right now.
Shelby County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Shelby County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 130 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 128 customers out (4.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Shelby County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,776 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 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,776 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 107 | 201 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 249 | 261 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 220 | 699 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 229 | 436 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 257 | 441 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 245 | 1,776 | 13.1 |
| 2025 | 218 | 247 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Shelby County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shelby 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.
- Macon Electric Coop15.8¢10,059 cust
- Missouri Rural Electric Coop14.2¢5,077 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 Low high winds exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, MO logged 218 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,776 customers without power, beginning January 9, 2024 and lasting about 2d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Shelby County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Macon Electric Coop, Missouri Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
63434, 63437, 63439, 63450, 63451, 63468, 63469
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Lewis County Rural E C A | - | No live feed | - |
| Missouri Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Hunnewell - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Shelbina - (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/29205 and /api/v1/counties/29205/history.