Power Outages in Cedar County, IA
Corridor Energy Cooperative, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Durant - (IA), City of Tipton - (IA) and City of Wilton - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Cedar County, IA is served by 8 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/cedar-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cedar County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/cedar-county
Corridor Energy Cooperative, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Durant - (IA), City of Tipton - (IA) and City of Wilton - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,788 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Durant - (IA), City of Tipton - (IA), City of Wilton - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Corridor Energy Cooperative, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Durant - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Tipton - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wilton - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cedar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52772 | 46 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 52358 | 26 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 52253 | 21 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 52778 | 20 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 52255 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52721 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52337 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52306 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52216 | ≤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 Cedar County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Cedar County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×19
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Flood Warning ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Cedar County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cedar County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,196 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,196 customers out) · decade average 9.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 144 | 1,864 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 137 | 1,836 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 249 | 879 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 330 | 1,967 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 403 | 2,252 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 360 | 6,196 | 82.1 |
| 2021 | 381 | 1,512 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 381 | 663 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 370 | 3,739 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 404 | 4,146 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 446 | 1,855 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Cedar County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cedar 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
- Corridor Energy Cooperative14.2¢30,992 cust
- Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop14.8¢20,472 cust
- Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop13.8¢11,161 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 · 9.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cedar County: FAQ
- How often does Cedar County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cedar County, IA logged 446 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cedar County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,196 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 11d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Cedar County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cedar County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cedar County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Corridor Energy Cooperative, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cedar County.
52216, 52253, 52255, 52306, 52337, 52358, 52721, 52772, 52778
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | 2.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | 2.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Durant - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Wilton - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Tipton - (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/19031 and /api/v1/counties/19031/history.