Power Outages in Benton County, IA
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, Corridor Energy Cooperative and East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop in Benton County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Traer - (IA) and City of Vinton - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Benton County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Benton County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/benton-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, Corridor Energy Cooperative and East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop in Benton County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Traer - (IA) and City of Vinton - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
54%of this county's ~13,693 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Traer - (IA), City of Vinton - (IA). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 7,328 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 80 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Traer - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Vinton - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, Corridor Energy Cooperative and East-Central Iowa Rural Elec 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 Benton 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52349 | 61 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 52208 | 26 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 52332 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 52206 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52354 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52351 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52346 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52345 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52318 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52315 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52313 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52257 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52249 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52229 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52209 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Benton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Benton County right now.
Benton County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×24
- Flood Watch ×14
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Benton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Benton County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,178 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 10,178 customers out) · decade average 9.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 193 | 2,532 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 243 | 2,482 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 222 | 1,645 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 380 | 896 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 445 | 1,180 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 415 | 10,178 | 92.1 |
| 2021 | 434 | 1,618 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 421 | 834 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 413 | 998 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 415 | 1,806 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 370 | 2,555 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Benton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Benton 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
- Corridor Energy Cooperative14.2¢30,992 cust
- East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop13.1¢7,417 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 · 9.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Benton County: FAQ
- How often does Benton County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Benton County, IA logged 370 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Benton County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,178 customers without power, beginning August 9, 2020 and lasting about 18d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Benton County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Benton County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Benton County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Benton County.
52206, 52208, 52209, 52224, 52229, 52249, 52257, 52313, 52315, 52318, 52332, 52345, 52346, 52349, 52351, 52354
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Traer - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Vinton - (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/19011 and /api/v1/counties/19011/history.