Corn Belt Energy Corporation: Outages & Reliability
As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, about 1 Corn Belt Energy Corporation customers are without power in 1 county.
Corn Belt Energy Corporation is an cooperative utility serving 18 counties in Illinois. In 2024, its customers went an average of 5.2 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 5.2 interruptions each. That ranks it #262 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is better than the US average and worse than the Illinois median (2.6 h).
Official reliability (EIA 2024)
US EIARanks #262 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · worse than the Illinois median (2.6 h).
Reliability over time
Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period Corn Belt Energy Corporation’s reliability has been improving (lower is better).
Counties served by Corn Belt Energy Corporation (18)
Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.
- Bureau County, IL
- Champaign County, IL
- De Witt County, IL
- Ford County, IL
- Henry County, IL
- Kendall County, IL
- Knox County, IL
- LaSalle County, IL
- Livingston County, IL
- Logan County, IL
- Macon County, IL
- Marshall County, IL
- McLean County, IL
- Piatt County, IL
- Putnam County, IL
- Stark County, IL
- Tazewell County, IL
- Woodford County, IL
What causes Corn Belt Energy Corporation outages
Share of outage-time by reported cause across the counties it serves (territory-wide, may include other utilities in shared counties).
Corn Belt Energy Corporation: FAQ
- How reliable is Corn Belt Energy Corporation?
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation customers averaged 5.2 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is below average and better than the US average, worse than the Illinois median (2.6 h), per official US EIA data.
- Where does Corn Belt Energy Corporation rank among US electric utilities?
- By official EIA SAIDI, Corn Belt Energy Corporation is #262 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.
- How many customers does Corn Belt Energy Corporation serve?
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation serves 18 counties across Illinois, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
- Where does Corn Belt Energy Corporation provide power?
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation operates in Illinois. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.
Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Illinois.
Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of .