When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Wood River, IL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Madison County, Illinois
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customers reported out in Wood River · live from Ameren
Across the whole county (Madison, IL, all utilities): 1 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Wood River figure above.
Updated 10:47 PM CDT.
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⚡ No power in Wood River, IL? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Wood River

Wood River is a city of about 10,251 residents in Madison County.

Ameren has reported outages for Wood River by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Wood River is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Wood River:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Wood River: the closest other places we track are Alton, about 5 miles to the northwest; Edwardsville, about 7 miles to the southeast; Glen Carbon, about 9 miles to the southeast; and Granite City, about 10 miles to the south. Also nearby: Godfrey (10 mi NW); Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO (11 mi SW); Collinsville (13 mi S); Troy (14 mi SE); Jennings, MO (14 mi SW); Florissant, MO (14 mi W); Ferguson, MO (14 mi SW); and East St. Louis (17 mi S).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Chatham (60 mi); northeast toward Taylorville (63 mi); east toward Highland (23 mi); southeast toward O'Fallon (20 mi); south toward Fairview Heights (19 mi); southwest toward St. Louis, MO (18 mi); and west toward Hazelwood, MO (17 mi).

Who serves Wood River?

We track live outage data from Ameren, Southwestern Electric Cooperative and Illinois Electric Cooperatives ↗ in Madison County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Highland also serves parts of Madison County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.

Recent outages tracked in Wood River

Wood River's last tracked outage began Sep 9, peaked at 33 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours.

  • Sep 9 — 33 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Madison County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.8 hr. The full record for Madison County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Wood River, IL?

To check your own street, search a Wood River ZIP code — 62095 — and the map opens on that area.

Wood River, IL — live power outage tracker