Power outages in Bureau County, IL
Live outage counts for Princeton, Spring Valley and De Pue and the rest of Bureau County, updated every 10 minutes from Ameren Illinois.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Ameren Illinois0 / 9,847
Commonwealth Edison Cono live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Corn Belt Energy Corporationno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Princeton - (IL)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Village of Ladd - (IL)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineAmeren Illinois publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 24 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 61312 | Arlington / Cherry | 0 | 192 | 0.00% |
| 61314 | Buda | 0 | 326 | 0.00% |
| 61315 | Bureau Junction | 0 | 141 | 0.00% |
| 61317 | Cherry | 0 | 245 | 0.00% |
| 61320 | Dalzell | 0 | 333 | 0.00% |
| 61322 | De Pue | 0 | 632 | 0.00% |
| 61323 | Dover | 0 | 75 | 0.00% |
| 61328 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 34 | 0.00% |
| 61329 | Ladd | 0 | 11 | 0.00% |
| 61330 | La Moille | 0 | 651 | 0.00% |
| 61337 | Malden | 0 | 230 | 0.00% |
| 61338 | Manlius | 0 | 230 | 0.00% |
| 61344 | Annawan / Mineral | 0 | 173 | 0.00% |
| 61345 | Neponset | 0 | 358 | 0.00% |
| 61346 | New Bedford | 0 | 51 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Bureau County
2014–2025 recordBureau County averaged 23 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Illinois counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 18. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 8 hours, starting June 21, 2025.
The largest on record began August 10, 2020, with 7,252 customers out at once.
23significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.5.8 dayslongest on record (April 2023)
7,252most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| August 10, 2020 | 7,252 | 3.2 days | 228,953 |
| July 29, 2023 | 5,850 | 23 hours | 52,332 |
| November 26, 2018 | 4,102 | 34 hours | 70,462 |
| February 12, 2019 | 3,667 | 2 days | 68,171 |
| July 12, 2020 | 3,417 | 9 hours | 10,708 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- Ameren Illinois: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.
Cities in Bureau County
Utilities
- Ameren Illinois
- Commonwealth Edison Co no live feed
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation no live feed
- City of Princeton - (IL) no live feed
- Village of Ladd - (IL) no live feed
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