Power outages in Macon County, IL

Live outage counts for Decatur, Mount Zion and Forsyth and the rest of Macon County, updated every 10 minutes from Ameren Illinois.

Right now

No outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
0customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.00% of 52,100 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Ameren Illinois0 / 52,100
Corn Belt Energy Corporationno live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Menard Electric Coopno live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Shelby Electric Coop, Inc - (IL)no live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineAmeren Illinois publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome 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 16 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
61756Maroa09270.00%
61925Dalton City / Mount Zion04230.00%
62501Argenta / Decatur08730.00%
62514Boody01140.00%
62521Decatur / Long Creek017,1130.00%
62522Decatur / Harristown07,0960.00%
62523Decatur09000.00%
62526Decatur / Forsyth017,0060.00%
62532Elwin0760.00%
62535Forsyth01,7470.00%
62537Harristown0980.00%
62544Macon / Boody07140.00%
62549Mount Zion / Long Creek02,9800.00%
62551Niantic / Harristown03630.00%
62554Oreana / Decatur05710.00%

Outage history in Macon County

2014–2025 record

Macon County averaged 22.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 2.6 days, starting May 16, 2025.

The largest on record began June 29, 2023, with 19,996 customers out at once.

22.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
4.3 dayslongest on record (June 2023)
19,996most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
June 29, 202319,9964.3 days846,644
July 12, 20157,2905 hours32,593
July 12, 20207,10832 hours94,788
May 16, 20256,4052.6 days138,223
April 8, 20205,41914 hours35,032

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.

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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.

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