Power Outages in Appanoose County, IA
Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co and Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Appanoose County, IA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Appanoose County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/appanoose-county
Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co and Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,807 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co, Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Appanoose 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52544 | 113 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 52571 | 17 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 52572 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52594 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52593 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52581 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52574 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52555 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52549 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Appanoose County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Appanoose County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Appanoose County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Appanoose County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,385 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 3,222 customers out) · decade average 5.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 223 | 826 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 234 | 1,243 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 251 | 3,222 | 10.9 |
| 2018 | 286 | 851 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 356 | 2,098 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 361 | 889 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 343 | 5,385 | 10.4 |
| 2022 | 399 | 836 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 377 | 5,301 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 474 | 2,465 | 8.9 |
| 2025 | 433 | 1,193 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Appanoose County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Appanoose 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.
- 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 · 5.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Appanoose County: FAQ
- How often does Appanoose County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Appanoose County, IA logged 433 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Appanoose County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,385 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 1d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Appanoose County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Appanoose County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Appanoose County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co, Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Appanoose County.
52544, 52549, 52555, 52571, 52572, 52574, 52581, 52593, 52594
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/19007 and /api/v1/counties/19007/history.