Power Outages in Cerro Gordo County, IA
Is there a power outage in Cerro Gordo County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Prairie Energy Coop in Cerro Gordo County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
Cerro Gordo County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cerro Gordo County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/cerro-gordo-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Prairie Energy Coop in Cerro Gordo County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Cerro Gordo County, IA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for MidAmerican Energy Co, Heartland Power Coop, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Prairie Energy Coop and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
85%of this county's ~30,336 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light). 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 | 25,830 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Heartland Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Prairie Energy Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Prairie Energy Coop 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 Cerro Gordo 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50401 | 306 | ≤11 | 225 | ≤11 |
| 50428 | 101 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 50469 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50482 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50479 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50477 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50464 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50457 | ≤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 Cerro Gordo County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cerro Gordo County right now.
Cerro Gordo County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Cerro Gordo County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cerro Gordo County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,188 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 13,943 customers out) · decade average 2.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 397 | 10,571 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 438 | 2,609 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 427 | 16,188 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 502 | 10,632 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 547 | 1,754 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 557 | 1,934 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 560 | 13,943 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 628 | 3,211 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 530 | 7,186 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 548 | 1,751 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 364 | 7,467 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Cerro Gordo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cerro Gordo 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
- Heartland Power Coop12.8¢4,357 cust
- Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA)14.5¢3,903 cust
- Prairie Energy Coop14.1¢3,433 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 2.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cerro Gordo County: FAQ
- How often does Cerro Gordo County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cerro Gordo County, IA logged 364 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cerro Gordo County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,188 customers without power, beginning July 19, 2017 and lasting about 1d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Cerro Gordo County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Prairie Energy Coop in Cerro Gordo County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
- Which utilities serve Cerro Gordo County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Prairie Energy Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cerro Gordo County.
50401, 50428, 50433, 50464, 50467, 50469, 50477, 50479, 50482
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Cerro Gordo County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Heartland Power Coop | 1.9 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 | - |
| Prairie Energy Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA) | - | Live · county | - |
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/19033 and /api/v1/counties/19033/history.