Power Outages in Audubon County, IA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Guthrie County Rural E C A, MidAmerican Energy Co, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative and Western Iowa Power Coop in Audubon County, IA. There is no live feed for Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA), City of Kimballton - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Audubon County, IA is served by 9 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Audubon County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/audubon-county
No active outages are reported by Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Guthrie County Rural E C A, MidAmerican Energy Co, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative and Western Iowa Power Coop in Audubon County.
No live feed for Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA), City of Kimballton - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
8.0%of this county's ~4,591 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA), City of Kimballton - (IA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishnabotna Valley R E C | Live · county | 0 | 356 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Guthrie County Rural E C A | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Kimballton - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Guthrie County Rural E C A, MidAmerican Energy Co, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative and Western Iowa Power Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Audubon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50025 | 27 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 50076 | 25 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 51543 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50117 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50042 | ≤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 Audubon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Audubon County right now.
Audubon County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×16
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
Latest Audubon County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 106 customers out (4.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Audubon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Audubon County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,511 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 908 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45 | 868 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 98 | 1,712 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 90 | 855 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 158 | 284 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 141 | 718 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 123 | 2,511 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 124 | 1,113 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 158 | 1,422 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 170 | 821 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 176 | 908 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 192 | 930 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Audubon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Audubon 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
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 ice storms exposure · 3.5 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 Audubon County: FAQ
- How often does Audubon County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Audubon County, IA logged 192 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Audubon County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,511 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 2d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Audubon County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Audubon County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Audubon County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Guthrie County Rural E C A, MidAmerican Energy Co, Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Audubon County.
50025, 50042, 50076, 50110, 50117, 51543
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 · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative | - | Live · county | - |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Guthrie County Rural E C A | - | Live · county | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA) | - | Live · county | - |
| Nishnabotna Valley R E C | - | Live · county | - |
| Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Kimballton - (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/19009 and /api/v1/counties/19009/history.