Power Outages in Boone County, IA
Interstate Power and Light Co and Midland Power Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Ogden - (IA) and City of Story City - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.2 hours.
Boone County, IA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/boone-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Boone County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/boone-county
Interstate Power and Light Co and Midland Power Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Ogden - (IA) and City of Story City - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,629 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Ogden - (IA), City of Story City - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Interstate Power and Light Co, Midland Power Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midland Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ogden - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Story City - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Boone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50036 | 166 | ≤11 | 126 | ≤11 |
| 50156 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 50212 | 30 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 50276 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 50243 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50223 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50152 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50040 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50031 | ≤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 Boone County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Boone County right now.
Boone County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Boone County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Boone County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Boone County went about 3.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,757 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 3.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 9,757 customers out) · decade average 6.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 243 | 2,578 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 281 | 1,325 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 281 | 1,640 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 363 | 1,818 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 453 | 2,334 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 502 | 9,757 | 52.8 |
| 2021 | 534 | 2,644 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 454 | 1,146 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 439 | 3,414 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 496 | 1,592 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 482 | 1,444 | 3.2 |
Cost of power in Boone County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Boone 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
- Midland Power Coop13.7¢12,083 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 Low ice storms exposure · 6.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Boone County: FAQ
- How often does Boone County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Boone County, IA logged 482 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Boone County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,757 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 11d.
- Is there a power outage in Boone County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Boone County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Boone County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Interstate Power and Light Co, Midland Power Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boone County.
50031, 50036, 50040, 50152, 50156, 50212, 50223, 50276
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 | - |
| Midland Power Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Story City - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Ogden - (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/19015 and /api/v1/counties/19015/history.