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2018 Missouri Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Missouri customer went without power for about 1.7 hours — the 45th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.7
Peak customers out
32,214
Rank (worst state)
45th
Counties affected
20

Missouri outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Missouri counties in 2018

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

1St. Louis County32,2142Benton County16,4543Platte County12,1564Greene County12,1325Buchanan County10,2156St. Charles County7,9737Taney County4,9538Lawrence County4,8699Cape Girardeau County4,35010Jasper County4,28611St. Louis city4,16812Barton County4,08613St. Francois County3,50814Polk County3,33515Newton County3,27416Clay County3,13817Gasconade County3,11818Cass County3,04119Cooper County2,92920Perry County2,915

Biggest Missouri outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
St. Louis CountyJune 28, 201832,214
St. Louis CountyJuly 12, 201819,004
Benton CountyJanuary 30, 201816,454
Benton CountySeptember 24, 201813,466
Platte CountyFebruary 8, 201812,156
Greene CountyJuly 19, 201812,132
Buchanan CountyNovember 3, 201810,215
St. Louis CountyFebruary 14, 20188,331
St. Charles CountyAugust 24, 20187,973
Greene CountyJuly 12, 20187,419
Missouri by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.