Power Outages in Dallas County, IA
Is there a power outage in Dallas County, IA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Dallas County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Dallas County, IA is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/dallas-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dallas County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/dallas-county
Not counted: no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility.
Report an outage in Dallas 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, Interstate Power and Light Co, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Midland Power Coop, Waverly Municipal Elec Utility and Guthrie County Rural E C A; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
11%of this county's ~56,162 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. 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 | 1 | 6,341 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Midland Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | 64 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Guthrie County Rural E C A | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Midland Power Coop, Guthrie County Rural E C A 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 Dallas 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50266 | 163 | ≤11 | 106 | ≤11 |
| 50263 | 115 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 50220 | 69 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 50003 | 50 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 50063 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 50233 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 50167 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50146 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50069 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50066 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50039 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50038 | ≤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 Dallas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dallas County right now.
Dallas County has been under 58 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×17
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×14
- Flood Warning ×13
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tornado Watch ×2
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.
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 2.4 hrs.
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 | 2,838 | 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 | 4,609 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 584 | 6,523 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 632 | 3,388 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 653 | 4,226 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 673 | 6,037 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Dallas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dallas 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
- Midland Power Coop13.7¢12,083 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
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. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Dallas County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Dallas County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Guthrie County Rural E C A, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop.
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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Dallas 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 | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Midland Power Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | - | No live feed | - |
| Guthrie County Rural E C A | - | Live · county | - |
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/19049 and /api/v1/counties/19049/history. Live data as of .