Power Outages in Cedar County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Cedar County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Cedar County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Cedar County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Cedar County has been under 113 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×24
- Special Weather Statement ×19
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Extreme Heat Watch ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×8
Latest Cedar County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,419 customers out (16% of the county)
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.
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 |
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19031 and /api/v1/counties/19031/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).