Power Outages in Black Hawk County, IA
As of October 19, 2026 12:45 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Black Hawk County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for La Porte City Utilities, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Black Hawk County, IA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/iowa/black-hawk-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Black Hawk County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/black-hawk-county
Not counted: no live feed for La Porte City Utilities.
100%of this county's ~64,596 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: La Porte City Utilities. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 3 | 45,317 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Cedar Falls Utilities | Live · county | 0 | 20,243 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Grundy County Rural Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| La Porte City Utilities | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MidAmerican Energy Co, Cedar Falls Utilities, Interstate Power and Light Co, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop and Grundy County 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.
Active outages in Black Hawk County1
Individual outages as listed by MidAmerican Energy Co, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | - | - | - | - | MidAmerican Energy Co |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Black Hawk 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50701 | 254 | ≤11 | 188 | ≤11 |
| 50613 | 242 | ≤11 | 175 | ≤11 |
| 50703 | 201 | ≤11 | 154 | ≤11 |
| 50702 | 162 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 50707 | 101 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 50651 | 36 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 50648 | 33 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 50643 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 50704 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 50626 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50667 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50634 | ≤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 Black Hawk County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Black Hawk County right now.
Black Hawk County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×18
- Flood Watch ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Black Hawk County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,235 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,470 customers out (3.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Black Hawk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Black Hawk Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Black Hawk County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 32,746 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 2025 (peak 12,895 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 329 | 2,391 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 683 | 32,746 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 743 | 8,304 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 751 | 17,227 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 763 | 14,037 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 686 | 8,078 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 661 | 2,798 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 742 | 3,477 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 774 | 1,834 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 789 | 7,552 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 805 | 12,895 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Black Hawk County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Black Hawk 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
- Cedar Falls Utilities11.6¢17,746 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively High high winds exposure · 1.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Black Hawk County: FAQ
- How often does Black Hawk County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Black Hawk County, IA logged 805 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Black Hawk County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 32,746 customers without power, beginning September 22, 2016 and lasting about 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Black Hawk County, IA right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Black Hawk County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Cedar Falls Utilities, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co.
Waterloo, Cedar Falls. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Black Hawk County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Black Hawk County.
50613, 50623, 50626, 50634, 50643, 50648, 50651, 50667, 50701, 50702, 50703, 50707
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 | - |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Grundy County Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Cedar Falls Utilities | - | Live · county | - |
| La Porte City Utilities | - | 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/19013 and /api/v1/counties/19013/history. Live data as of .