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2016 Missouri Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Missouri customer went without power for about 3.1 hours — the 16th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.1
Peak customers out
67,070
Rank (worst state)
16th
Counties affected
20

Missouri outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.2h20153.1h20162.8h20171.7h20183.8h20192.8h20204.5h20213.5h20229.4h20235.8h20248.9h2025

Hardest-hit Missouri counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1St. Louis County67,0702Jefferson County19,5293Jackson County17,0824Buchanan County15,6725St. Louis city13,9236St. Charles County12,6657Platte County11,7358Clay County10,1459Randolph County6,81310Warren County5,08811Washington County4,86912Cape Girardeau County4,79613Stoddard County4,67214Johnson County4,56815Greene County4,56216Jasper County4,52617St. Francois County4,21118Franklin County4,13319Iron County4,02920Lincoln County3,671

Biggest Missouri outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
St. Louis CountyJuly 6, 201667,070
St. Louis CountyMay 7, 201636,146
St. Louis CountyFebruary 23, 201630,843
Jefferson CountyJuly 13, 201619,529
Jackson CountyJuly 6, 201617,082
Buchanan CountyOctober 23, 201615,672
St. Louis CountyApril 26, 201615,599
St. Louis cityJuly 12, 201613,923
St. Louis CountyAugust 14, 201613,214
St. Charles CountyApril 26, 201612,665
Missouri by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.