Power Outages in Butler County, IA
As of October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Grundy County Rural Elec Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co in Butler County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and City of Aplington. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.1 hours.
Butler County, IA is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/butler-county
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- October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Butler County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/butler-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Grundy County Rural Elec Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co in Butler County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and City of Aplington: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
9.3%of this county's ~7,706 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Aplington. 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 | 715 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Cedar Falls Utilities | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Grundy County 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 Aplington | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Grundy County 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 Butler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50604 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 50665 | 23 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 50602 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 50619 | 19 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 50660 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 50670 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50636 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50625 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50605 | ≤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 Butler County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Butler County right now.
Butler County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×12
- Flood Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Butler County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Butler County went about 14.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,840 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 14.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,840 customers out) · decade average 5.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87 | 717 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 179 | 2,279 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 227 | 2,237 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 209 | 1,170 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 168 | 846 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 163 | 524 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 170 | 1,928 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 187 | 1,336 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 267 | 832 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 306 | 3,026 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 305 | 3,840 | 14.1 |
Cost of power in Butler County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Butler 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
- 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 5.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Butler County: FAQ
- How often does Butler County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Butler County, IA logged 305 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Butler County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,840 customers without power, beginning July 29, 2025 and lasting about 2d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Butler County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Butler County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Butler 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 Butler County.
50602, 50604, 50608, 50611, 50619, 50625, 50636, 50649, 50660, 50665, 50670
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Grundy County Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA) | - | Live · county | - |
| Cedar Falls Utilities | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Aplington | - | 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/19023 and /api/v1/counties/19023/history.