Power Outages in Carroll County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Carroll County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.8 hours.
Carroll County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Carroll County.
No active NWS alerts for Carroll County right now.
Carroll County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Carroll County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carroll County went about 3.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,405 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,079 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97 | 1,401 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 170 | 3,253 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 147 | 846 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 158 | 3,098 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 137 | 636 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 192 | 483 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 179 | 1,495 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 222 | 3,405 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 170 | 401 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 214 | 1,488 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 202 | 3,079 | 3.8 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 16.3% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Carroll County: FAQ
- How often does Carroll County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carroll County, IA logged 202 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carroll County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,405 customers without power, beginning July 11, 2022 and lasting about 10h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Carroll County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carroll County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carroll County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carroll County.
51401, 51430, 51436, 51440, 51443, 51444, 51451, 51452, 51455, 51459, 51463
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19027 and /api/v1/counties/19027/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).