Power Outages in Des Moines County, IA
Is there a power outage in Des Moines County, IA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Des Moines County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Danville - (IA) and New London Municipal Utilities - (IA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Des Moines County, IA is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/des-moines-county
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- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Des Moines County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/des-moines-county
Not counted: no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Danville - (IA) and New London Municipal Utilities - (IA).
Report an outage in Des Moines 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 Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Access Energy Coop, City of Danville - (IA) and New London Municipal Utilities - (IA); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~18,682 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Danville - (IA), New London Municipal Utilities - (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 | 2 | 19,043 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | 3,187 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Access Energy Coop | Live · county | 0 | 639 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Danville - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New London Municipal Utilities - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop and Access Energy 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 Des Moines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52601 | 376 | 18 | 281 | ≤11 |
| 52655 | 68 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 52637 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 52623 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52660 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52650 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52646 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52638 | ≤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 Des Moines County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Des Moines County right now.
Des Moines County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×20
- Flood Watch ×15
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Des Moines 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 Des Moines Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Des Moines County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,944 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,944 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 359 | 6,275 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 246 | 2,813 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 392 | 1,387 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 462 | 2,033 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 503 | 2,295 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 571 | 3,001 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 601 | 4,966 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 585 | 1,586 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 505 | 4,732 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | 587 | 7,944 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 653 | 3,426 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Des Moines County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Des Moines 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
- Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop14.8¢20,472 cust
- Access Energy Coop14.8¢8,890 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 High high winds exposure · 3.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Des Moines County: FAQ
- How often does Des Moines County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Des Moines County, IA logged 653 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Des Moines County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,944 customers without power, beginning August 28, 2024 and lasting about 1d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Des Moines County, IA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Des Moines County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Danville - (IA) and New London Municipal Utilities - (IA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Des Moines County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Access Energy Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Des Moines County.
52601, 52623, 52637, 52638, 52646, 52650, 52655, 52660
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 Des Moines County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Access Energy Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Danville - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| New London Municipal Utilities - (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/19057 and /api/v1/counties/19057/history. Live data as of .