Power Outages in Clay County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Clay County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Clay County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Clay County.
No active NWS alerts for Clay County right now.
Clay County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Clay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clay County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 959 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 787 customers out) · decade average 0.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77 | 505 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 89 | 386 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 115 | 322 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 120 | 787 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 148 | 782 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 156 | 389 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 151 | 312 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 136 | 959 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 152 | 433 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 168 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 157 | 766 | 0.5 |
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 0.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Clay County: FAQ
- How often does Clay County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clay County, IA logged 157 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clay County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 959 customers without power, beginning July 5, 2022 and lasting about 1d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Clay County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clay County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clay County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clay County.
51033, 51047, 51301, 51333, 51338, 51340, 51341, 51343, 51357, 51366
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/19041 and /api/v1/counties/19041/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).