Power Outages in Bremer County, IA
Is there a power outage in Bremer County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co in Bremer County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Denver - (IA), City of Readlyn - (IA), City of Sumner - (IA) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility.
Bremer County, IA is served by 10 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bremer County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/bremer-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co in Bremer County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Denver - (IA), City of Readlyn - (IA), City of Sumner - (IA) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Bremer County, IA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for MidAmerican Energy Co, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Waverly Municipal Elec Utility and 4 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
11%of this county's ~14,523 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Denver - (IA), City of Readlyn - (IA), City of Sumner - (IA), Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. 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 | 1,555 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Denver - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Readlyn - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sumner - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co 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 Bremer 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50677 | 83 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 50622 | 49 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 50674 | 32 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 50676 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 50647 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50668 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50666 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50631 | ≤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 Bremer County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bremer County right now.
Bremer County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Bremer County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 167 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bremer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bremer County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,333 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,615 customers out) · decade average 0.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 73 | 457 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 134 | 1,567 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 196 | 1,364 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 196 | 681 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 221 | 581 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 178 | 1,133 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 207 | 1,615 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 178 | 833 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 288 | 840 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 265 | 949 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 284 | 2,333 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Bremer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bremer 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
- East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop13.1¢7,417 cust
- Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA)14.5¢3,903 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 that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 0.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bremer County: FAQ
- How often does Bremer County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bremer County, IA logged 284 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bremer County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,333 customers without power, beginning July 29, 2025 and lasting about 1d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Bremer County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co in Bremer County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Denver - (IA), City of Readlyn - (IA), City of Sumner - (IA) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility.
- Which utilities serve Bremer County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bremer County.
50622, 50631, 50647, 50666, 50668, 50674, 50676, 50677
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Bremer County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| 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 | - |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | - | No live feed | - |
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Sumner - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Readlyn - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Denver - (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/19017 and /api/v1/counties/19017/history.