Power Outages in Benton County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Benton County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Benton County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Benton County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Benton County has been under 110 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×27
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Extreme Heat Watch ×10
Latest Benton County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,014 customers out (7.5% of the county)
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.
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 |
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19011 and /api/v1/counties/19011/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).