Power Outages in Butler County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Butler County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.1 hours.
Butler County, IA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Butler County.
No active NWS alerts for Butler County right now.
Butler County has been under 56 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Extreme Heat Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×5
- Heat Advisory ×4
Latest Butler County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 47m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 419 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 803 customers out (17% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 803 customers out (17% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 803 customers out (17% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 803 customers out (17% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 803 customers out (17% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,098 customers out (23% of the county)
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.
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 |
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), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BUTLER COUNTY RURAL ELEC COOP - (IA) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19023 and /api/v1/counties/19023/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).