Power outages in St. Clair County, IL

Live outage counts for Belleville, O'Fallon and East St. Louis and the rest of St. Clair County, updated every 10 minutes from Ameren Illinois.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
1customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
<0.01% of 116,097 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 Illinois1 / 116,097
Southwestern 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.
Tri-County 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.
Egyptian Electric Coop Assnno 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.
Clinton County Elec Coop, Incno 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

1 of 27 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.
62226Swansea / Belleville115,272<0.01%
62059Brooklyn02970.00%
62201Fairmont City / East St. Louis04,6150.00%
62203East St. Louis / Caseyville02,7100.00%
62204Washington Park / East St. Louis01,6930.00%
62205East St. Louis03,2500.00%
62206Sauget05,6840.00%
62207East St. Louis / Belleville02,9290.00%
62208Fairview Heights09,2450.00%
62220Belleville / Smithton09,7270.00%
62221Shiloh / Belleville013,6710.00%
62223Belleville / Swansea08,5240.00%
62225Scott AFB08360.00%
62232Caseyville / Fairview Heights03,7120.00%
62239Dupo02,2740.00%

Outage history in St. Clair County

2014–2025 record

St. Clair County averaged 21.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 24. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 2.2 days, starting March 14, 2025.

The largest on record began July 13, 2016, with 40,861 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

21.7significant 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.
4.4 dayslongest on record (July 2023)
40,861most 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.
July 13, 201640,8612.4 days1,042,326
June 28, 201828,7502.6 days540,976
October 25, 202128,4225 hours66,851
March 14, 202518,0622.2 days335,819
June 26, 201514,46722 hours131,532

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.

If your power is out

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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.

Cities in St. Clair County

Nearby counties

Utilities

  • Ameren Illinois
  • Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (IL) no live feed
  • Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (IL) no live feed
  • Egyptian Electric Coop Assn no live feed
  • Clinton County Elec Coop, Inc no live feed
  • Village of Freeburg - (IL) no live feed
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