Power Outages in Dallas County, IA
As of September 3, 2026 21:44 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Dallas County, IA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Dallas County, IA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Dallas County has been under 95 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×34
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Extreme Heat Watch ×11
- Dense Fog Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×8
Latest Dallas County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 1, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 1, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 1, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 970 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 501 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 48m
Hardest-hit cities in Dallas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Dallas Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dallas County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,149 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 19,149 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 365 | 7,066 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 586 | 3,831 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 546 | 4,568 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 618 | 4,206 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 637 | 2,424 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 571 | 19,149 | 12.5 |
| 2021 | 572 | 4,704 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 584 | 6,523 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 632 | 3,388 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 653 | 4,710 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 673 | 6,037 | 2.4 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 75.8% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dallas County: FAQ
- How often does Dallas County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dallas County, IA logged 673 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dallas County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,149 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 11d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Dallas County, IA right now?
- Yes — about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Dallas County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dallas County.
50003, 50038, 50039, 50063, 50066, 50069, 50146, 50167, 50220, 50233, 50263, 50266, 50323
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 ✓ | — |
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19049 and /api/v1/counties/19049/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers). Live data as of .