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2017 Missouri Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Missouri customer went without power for about 2.8 hours — the 29th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.8
Peak customers out
63,408
Rank (worst state)
29th
Counties affected
20

Missouri outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Missouri counties in 2017

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

1Jackson County63,4082Cass County28,6473Clay County21,2114Buchanan County13,0095Lincoln County9,4446St. Louis County8,6867St. Francois County8,6248Jefferson County6,8089Newton County6,59610St. Charles County6,56311Pemiscot County6,46712Platte County6,31913Greene County5,36414Mississippi County4,67015Clinton County4,61916Jasper County4,09617Taney County4,06718Cape Girardeau County3,96519St. Louis city3,80820Adair County3,761

Biggest Missouri outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jackson CountyMarch 6, 201763,408
Jackson CountyJuly 22, 201760,214
Jackson CountyJune 15, 201739,898
Cass CountyMarch 7, 201728,647
Clay CountyOctober 14, 201721,211
Clay CountyJune 17, 201720,929
Clay CountyJuly 22, 201717,679
Clay CountyJune 25, 201713,656
Buchanan CountyNovember 17, 201713,009
Buchanan CountyJune 16, 201711,114
Missouri by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.