Power Outages in Clayton County, IA
Is there a power outage in Clayton County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc and East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop in Clayton County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Guttenberg, City of McGregor- (IA) and City of Strawberry Point -(IA).
Clayton County, IA is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clayton County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/clayton-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc and East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop in Clayton County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Guttenberg, City of McGregor- (IA) and City of Strawberry Point -(IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Clayton 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 East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, City of McGregor- (IA) and 2 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
56%of this county's ~10,667 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Guttenberg, City of McGregor- (IA), City of Strawberry Point -(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 | 5,734 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 264 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Guttenberg | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of McGregor- (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Strawberry Point -(IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc and East-Central Iowa Rural Elec 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 Clayton 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52052 | 37 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 52043 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 52157 | 20 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 52076 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52042 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52049 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52158 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52156 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52077 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52072 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52066 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52048 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52047 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52044 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52035 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Clayton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Clayton County right now.
Clayton County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×13
- Flood Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Clayton County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 242 customers out (2.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Clayton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clayton County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,994 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 4,994 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 113 | 3,006 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 152 | 976 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 147 | 4,994 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 196 | 1,941 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 277 | 1,928 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 106 | 2,876 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 117 | 1,410 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 118 | 376 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 189 | 1,542 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 375 | 946 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 391 | 1,075 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Clayton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clayton 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
- Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop13.8¢11,161 cust
- East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop13.1¢7,417 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 Low high winds exposure · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Clayton County: FAQ
- How often does Clayton County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clayton County, IA logged 391 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clayton County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,994 customers without power, beginning July 19, 2017 and lasting about 14d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Clayton County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop, Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc and East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop in Clayton County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Guttenberg, City of McGregor- (IA) and City of Strawberry Point -(IA).
- Which utilities serve Clayton County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clayton County.
52035, 52042, 52043, 52044, 52047, 52048, 52049, 52052, 52066, 52072, 52076, 52077, 52156, 52157, 52158
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 Clayton County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of McGregor- (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Guttenberg | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Strawberry Point -(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/19043 and /api/v1/counties/19043/history.