Power outages in Effingham County, IL
Live outage counts for Effingham, Altamont and Teutopolis and the rest of Effingham County, updated every 10 minutes from Ameren Illinois.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.1customers 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 Illinois1 / 10,618
Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (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.Norris Electric Coopno 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.Shelby Electric Coop, Inc - (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.City of Altamont - (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
1 of 7 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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| 62401 | Effingham | 1 | 7,733 | 0.01% |
| 62411 | Altamont | 0 | 8 | 0.00% |
| 62424 | Dieterich | 0 | 454 | 0.00% |
| 62443 | Mason | 0 | 234 | 0.00% |
| 62461 | Shumway | 0 | 177 | 0.00% |
| 62467 | Teutopolis / Effingham | 0 | 1,015 | 0.00% |
| 62473 | Watson | 0 | 372 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Effingham County
2014–2025 recordEffingham County averaged 19 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Illinois counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 15. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 15 hours, starting April 2, 2025.
The largest on record began June 23, 2015, with 4,910 customers out at once.
19significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.16 hourslongest on record (June 2022)
4,910most 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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| June 23, 2015 | 4,910 | 1.5 hours | 4,345 |
| January 6, 2021 | 3,874 | 4 hours | 11,256 |
| May 4, 2017 | 3,792 | 7 hours | 3,056 |
| April 3, 2023 | 3,762 | 1.5 hours | 5,283 |
| July 21, 2025 | 3,249 | 10 hours | 9,528 |
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 Effingham County
Utilities
- Ameren Illinois
- Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) no live feed
- Norris Electric Coop no live feed
- Shelby Electric Coop, Inc - (IL) no live feed
- City of Altamont - (IL) no live feed
- Clay Electric Coop Inc - (IL) no live feed
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