Power Outages in Clarke County, IA
Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) and Interstate Power and Light Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
Clarke County, IA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clarke County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/clarke-county
Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) and Interstate Power and Light Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,321 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clarke 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50213 | 49 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 50275 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50174 | ≤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 Clarke County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Clarke County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×16
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×4
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Clarke County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 161 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Clarke County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clarke County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,254 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 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 1,131 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 110 | 1,131 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 154 | 1,065 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 153 | 889 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 190 | 1,254 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 221 | 845 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 204 | 178 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 250 | 907 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 203 | 183 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 197 | 611 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 266 | 1,248 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 311 | 561 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in Clarke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clarke 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
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 Low ice storms exposure · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Clarke County: FAQ
- How often does Clarke County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clarke County, IA logged 311 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clarke County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,254 customers without power, beginning June 28, 2018 and lasting about 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Clarke County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clarke County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clarke County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clarke County.
50174, 50213, 50264, 50275
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | - | Live · total only | - |
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/19039 and /api/v1/counties/19039/history.