Power Outages in Adair County, IA
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Guthrie County Rural E C A, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Fontanelle - (IA), City of Greenfield - (IA), City of Orient - (IA), City of Stuart - (IA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Adair County, IA is served by 11 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Adair County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/adair-county
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Guthrie County Rural E C A, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Fontanelle - (IA), City of Greenfield - (IA), City of Orient - (IA), City of Stuart - (IA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,713 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fontanelle - (IA), City of Greenfield - (IA), City of Orient - (IA), City of Stuart - (IA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Guthrie County Rural E C A, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guthrie County Rural E C A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fontanelle - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Greenfield - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Orient - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Stuart - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Adair Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50849 | 33 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 50250 | 25 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 50846 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50858 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50837 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Adair County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Adair County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Flood Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Adair County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Adair County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 865 customers.
The US EIA reports Iowa utilities averaged 3.1 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 506 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | 524 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 26 | 130 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 27 | 64 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 40 | 506 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 65 | 488 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 47 | 91 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 205 | 614 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 183 | 712 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 223 | 221 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 247 | 865 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 214 | 542 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Adair County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Adair County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- MidAmerican Energy Co11.2¢639,558 cust
- Interstate Power and Light Co17.8¢419,451 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Adair County: FAQ
- How often does Adair County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Adair County, IA logged 214 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Adair County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 865 customers without power, beginning June 30, 2024 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Adair County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Adair County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Adair County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Adair County.
50250, 50837, 50846, 50849, 50858
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | - | No live feed | - |
| Guthrie County Rural E C A | - | Live · total only | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA) | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Stuart - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Orient - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Fontanelle - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Greenfield - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19001 and /api/v1/counties/19001/history.