Power Outages in Decatur County, IA
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop in Decatur County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Lamoni - (IA) and Grundy Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Decatur County, IA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Decatur County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/decatur-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop in Decatur County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Lamoni - (IA) and Grundy Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~3,941 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Lamoni - (IA), Grundy Electric Coop, Inc. 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 | 2,735 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | 757 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 565 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lamoni - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grundy Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) and Southwest 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 Decatur 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50144 | 32 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 50140 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50264 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50262 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50108 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50103 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50067 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50065 | ≤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 Decatur County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Decatur County right now.
Decatur County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×15
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Decatur County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Decatur County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,885 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 908 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98 | 742 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 102 | 360 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 110 | 567 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 113 | 733 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 261 | 1,885 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 183 | 450 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 198 | 326 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 202 | 628 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 177 | 653 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 216 | 908 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 186 | 620 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Decatur County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Decatur 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 high winds exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Decatur County: FAQ
- How often does Decatur County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Decatur County, IA logged 186 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Decatur County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,885 customers without power, beginning September 20, 2019 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Decatur County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Decatur County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Decatur County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Decatur County.
50065, 50067, 50103, 50108, 50140, 50144, 50262
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 · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Grundy Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Lamoni - (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/19053 and /api/v1/counties/19053/history.