Power Outages in Chickasaw County, IA
Is there a power outage in Chickasaw County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MiEnergy Cooperative and MidAmerican Energy Co in Chickasaw County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Alta Vista- (IA), City of Fredericksburg - (IA), City of Lawler - (IA) and City of New Hampton - (IA).
Chickasaw County, IA is served by 10 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chickasaw County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/chickasaw-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MiEnergy Cooperative and MidAmerican Energy Co in Chickasaw County.
No live feed for City of Alta Vista- (IA), City of Fredericksburg - (IA), City of Lawler - (IA) and City of New Hampton - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Chickasaw 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, MiEnergy Cooperative, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc and 4 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
6.9%of this county's ~8,799 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Alta Vista- (IA), City of Fredericksburg - (IA), City of Lawler - (IA), City of New Hampton - (IA). 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 | 605 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Heartland Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Alta Vista- (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fredericksburg - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lawler - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of New Hampton - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MiEnergy Cooperative and MidAmerican Energy Co 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 Chickasaw 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50659 | 46 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 50630 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 50658 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50645 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52154 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50603 | ≤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 Chickasaw County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chickasaw County right now.
Chickasaw County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Chickasaw County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 300 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Chickasaw County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chickasaw County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,854 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 4.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,141 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56 | 399 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 106 | 643 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 157 | 1,401 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 173 | 642 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 171 | 858 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 178 | 1,439 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 176 | 1,141 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 249 | 1,854 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 313 | 167 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 292 | 1,286 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 229 | 1,130 | 4.0 |
Cost of power in Chickasaw County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chickasaw 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
- MiEnergy Cooperative17.2¢6,023 cust
- Heartland Power Coop12.8¢4,357 cust
- Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA)14.5¢3,903 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Chickasaw County: FAQ
- How often does Chickasaw County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chickasaw County, IA logged 229 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chickasaw County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,854 customers without power, beginning June 22, 2022 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Chickasaw County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MiEnergy Cooperative and MidAmerican Energy Co in Chickasaw County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Alta Vista- (IA), City of Fredericksburg - (IA), City of Lawler - (IA) and City of New Hampton - (IA).
- Which utilities serve Chickasaw County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Heartland Power Coop, MiEnergy Cooperative, MidAmerican Energy Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chickasaw County.
50603, 50630, 50645, 50658, 50659, 52154
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 Chickasaw 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 | - |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Lawler - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of New Hampton - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Fredericksburg - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Alta Vista- (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/19037 and /api/v1/counties/19037/history.