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Power outage history
Missouri
4.6hours
without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 31st of 51.
Electricity customers 2,827,043 Across 115 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2025 9.0 hours without power, average customer
County by county
Where Missouri goes dark
Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.
Fewer hours64+ h / yr
Year by year
Hours in the dark, statewide
The record
Missouri's largest outages
Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.
| Began | Storm | Peak out | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | Thunderstorms | 177,283 | 6.3% |
| May 25, 2024 | Thunderstorms | 126,560 | 4.5% |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Thunderstorms | 119,581 | 4.2% |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Thunderstorms | 118,791 | 4.2% |
| Mar 6, 2017 | Thunderstorms | 114,336 | 4.0% |
| May 16, 2025 | Tornadoes | 109,949 | 3.9% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 109,292 | 3.9% |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 109,025 | 3.9% |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Thunderstorms | 105,852 | 3.7% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 100,985 | 3.6% |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Thunderstorms | 100,735 | 3.6% |
| Jan 12, 2019 | Winter storm | 99,665 | 3.5% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 90,333 | 3.2% |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Thunderstorms | 87,350 | 3.1% |
| Jul 22, 2017 | Thunderstorms | 86,313 | 3.0% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Thunderstorms | 83,257 | 2.9% |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Thunderstorms | 74,146 | 2.6% |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Winter storm | 73,629 | 2.6% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Thunderstorms | 68,573 | 2.4% |
| Jun 17, 2017 | Thunderstorms | 67,716 | 2.4% |
Every county
All 115 counties
| County | Hours / yr | Major outages since 2018 | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds | 26 | 59 | 4,024 |
| St. Louis | 25 | 16 | 106,898 |
| Wayne | 17 | 37 | 7,134 |
| Shannon | 17 | 56 | 3,195 |
| Lawrence | 16 | 33 | 9,841 |
| Bollinger | 16 | 48 | 5,897 |
| Oregon | 15 | 21 | 4,069 |
| Holt | 14 | 84 | 1,600 |
| Iron | 14 | 33 | 5,709 |
| Webster | 12 | 9 | 12,849 |
| Benton | 12 | 67 | 6,716 |
| Carter | 12 | 49 | 3,796 |
| Ozark | 11 | 50 | 4,000 |
| Buchanan | 11 | 51 | 22,707 |
| Washington | 10 | 37 | 10,163 |
| St. Clair | 10 | 37 | 3,837 |
| Vernon | 9.8 | 61 | 5,584 |
| Hickory | 9.2 | 62 | 2,972 |
| Crawford | 9.0 | 46 | 7,305 |
| Ripley | 8.9 | 16 | 7,306 |
| Madison | 8.3 | 21 | 8,568 |
| Barry | 8.3 | 15 | 15,070 |
| McDonald | 8.2 | 18 | 11,889 |
| Chariton | 8.0 | 46 | 2,603 |
| Jackson | 8.0 | 8 | 202,364 |
| Dent | 7.8 | 27 | 4,781 |
| Perry | 7.7 | 16 | 11,694 |
| Bates | 7.7 | 59 | 4,227 |
| Henry | 7.5 | 31 | 6,221 |
| Warren | 7.3 | 26 | 14,348 |
| Stoddard | 7.2 | 11 | 17,220 |
| Barton | 7.1 | 31 | 4,120 |
| Dade | 6.7 | 32 | 2,505 |
| Douglas | 6.6 | 30 | 5,733 |
| Pemiscot | 6.5 | 27 | 7,582 |
| Camden | 6.4 | 22 | 19,007 |
| Newton | 6.3 | 23 | 29,474 |
| Morgan | 6.1 | 34 | 10,004 |
| Texas | 6.1 | 28 | 8,217 |
| Atchison | 6.0 | 48 | 2,620 |
| Cass | 6.0 | 19 | 32,470 |
| Nodaway | 6.0 | 40 | 5,492 |
| Andrew | 6.0 | 33 | 9,243 |
| Worth | 5.9 | 35 | 1,483 |
| Maries | 5.8 | 44 | 3,269 |
| DeKalb | 5.7 | 35 | 4,865 |
| Jefferson | 5.7 | 5 | 108,266 |
| Schuyler | 5.6 | 32 | 1,531 |
| Scotland | 5.6 | 36 | 1,563 |
| Carroll | 5.5 | 72 | 2,981 |
| Howard | 5.3 | 35 | 4,125 |
| Ray | 5.2 | 42 | 8,116 |
| Christian | 5.2 | 5 | 36,650 |
| Clark | 5.0 | 18 | 4,000 |
| New Madrid | 4.9 | 10 | 9,169 |
| Gentry | 4.9 | 39 | 2,068 |
| Lincoln | 4.9 | 13 | 24,425 |
| Monroe | 4.8 | 30 | 3,068 |
| Lafayette | 4.7 | 32 | 10,521 |
| Daviess | 4.6 | 37 | 2,908 |
| Howell | 4.6 | 3 | 23,483 |
| Miller | 4.5 | 16 | 12,538 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 4.5 | 22 | 10,464 |
| Taney | 4.5 | 12 | 29,207 |
| Wright | 4.5 | 14 | 7,683 |
| Mississippi | 4.4 | 16 | 5,838 |
| Putnam | 4.4 | 5 | 1,238 |
| Platte | 4.4 | 11 | 38,960 |
| Montgomery | 4.4 | 22 | 5,285 |
| Johnson | 4.3 | 23 | 19,137 |
| Gasconade | 4.1 | 15 | 6,636 |
| Ralls | 4.0 | 34 | 5,206 |
| Sullivan | 4.0 | 8 | 1,796 |
| Stone | 4.0 | 16 | 18,834 |
| Knox | 4.0 | 16 | 2,220 |
| Cape Girardeau | 3.9 | 7 | 34,407 |
| Dallas | 3.9 | 17 | 5,897 |
| St. Louis | 3.8 | 1 | 594,469 |
| Franklin | 3.8 | 2 | 46,672 |
| St. Francois | 3.8 | 5 | 32,639 |
| Clay | 3.8 | 9 | 96,031 |
| Cooper | 3.7 | 21 | 7,941 |
| Pike | 3.5 | 8 | 8,194 |
| Greene | 3.4 | 1 | 164,114 |
| Polk | 3.4 | 15 | 11,719 |
| Pettis | 3.3 | 24 | 14,790 |
| Osage | 3.3 | 19 | 5,974 |
| Shelby | 3.2 | 18 | 2,485 |
| Clinton | 3.1 | 13 | 9,383 |
| Caldwell | 3.0 | 20 | 3,643 |
| Phelps | 2.7 | 3 | 22,129 |
| Butler | 2.6 | 3 | 33,933 |
| Scott | 2.5 | 10 | 24,731 |
| Randolph | 2.3 | 10 | 11,253 |
| Linn | 2.1 | 9 | 4,038 |
| Moniteau | 2.1 | 5 | 7,207 |
| St. Charles | 2.0 | 2 | 181,803 |
| Cedar | 2.0 | 6 | 8,461 |
| Pulaski | 2.0 | 3 | 26,191 |
| Adair | 1.9 | 12 | 12,158 |
| Saline | 1.9 | 6 | 12,349 |
| Audrain | 1.9 | 16 | 11,963 |
| Harrison | 1.8 | 11 | 4,010 |
| Lewis | 1.8 | 14 | 6,054 |
| Cole | 1.7 | 2 | 39,963 |
| Jasper | 1.7 | 0 | 62,630 |
| Laclede | 1.6 | 2 | 21,648 |
| Macon | 1.6 | 6 | 8,853 |
| Dunklin | 1.2 | 1 | 19,180 |
| Callaway | 1.1 | 3 | 28,884 |
| Livingston | 1.0 | 1 | 8,648 |
| Marion | 0.9 | 2 | 13,104 |
| Boone | 0.9 | 0 | 121,913 |
| Grundy | 0.6 | 0 | 7,058 |
| Mercer | – | 0 | 1,937 |
Who keeps the lights on
Utilities in Missouri
Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.
| Utility | Type | Outage min / yr | Excl. major storms | ¢/kWh | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co | Investor Owned | 594 | 119 | 13.3 | 1.1M |
| Evergy Missouri West | Investor Owned | 184 | 104 | 12.1 | 309k |
| Evergy Metro | Investor Owned | 178 | 99 | 13.6 | 276k |
| Empire District Electric Co | Investor Owned | 167 | 110 | 14.8 | 144k |
| City Utilities of Springfield | Municipal | 1,288 | 80 | 11.7 | 106k |
| Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 136 | 136 | 11.4 | 74k |
| City of Independence | Municipal | 170 | 57 | 16.5 | 54k |
| City of Columbia | Municipal | 97 | 39 | 15.5 | 46k |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 356 | 214 | 12.3 | 42k |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 15.5 | 39k |
| Laclede Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 155 | 123 | 12.4 | 35k |
| Boone Electric Coop | Cooperative | 67 | 51 | 13.6 | 34k |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Cooperative | – | – | 12.3 | 33k |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 15.6 | 32k |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 158 | 69 | 14.9 | 31k |
| Intercounty Electric Coop Assn | Cooperative | 707 | 251 | 13.0 | 30k |
| Citizens Electric Corporation | Cooperative | 1,688 | 128 | 15.2 | 25k |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 79 | 59 | 12.9 | 24k |
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 13.1 | 23k |
| Three Rivers Electric Coop | Cooperative | 130 | 104 | 13.0 | 23k |
| Black River Electric Coop | Cooperative | 2,909 | 564 | 13.6 | 22k |
| Crawford Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 362 | 216 | 13.2 | 20k |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 13.4 | 20k |
| Webster Electric Coop | Cooperative | 103 | 103 | 10.3 | 19k |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | Cooperative | 379 | 3 | 14.8 | 17k |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 109 | 67 | 12.9 | 16k |
| Callaway Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | – | – | 16.8 | 13k |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 197 | 117 | 13.6 | 12k |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 129 | 119 | 13.8 | 12k |
| Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 423 | 86 | 12.6 | 11k |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 822 | 607 | 13.5 | 11k |
| Macon Electric Coop | Cooperative | 115 | 115 | 15.8 | 10k |
| City of Kirkwood | Municipal | 177 | 138 | 14.5 | 9.5k |
| Gascosage Electric Coop | Cooperative | – | – | 13.3 | 9.3k |
| City of Rolla | Municipal | 52 | 26 | 11.1 | 8.1k |
| City of Poplar Bluff | Municipal | – | – | 11.1 | 7.7k |
| Consolidated Electric Coop | Cooperative | 233 | 120 | 13.5 | 7.7k |
| City of Hannibal | Municipal | 18 | 18 | 14.0 | 7.7k |
| City of Farmington | Municipal | – | – | 14.6 | 7.4k |
| City of Carthage | Municipal | 321 | 37 | 14.3 | 7.2k |