Power Outages in Des Moines County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Des Moines County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Des Moines County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Des Moines County.
- Extreme Heat WarningSEVERE
Des Moines County has been under 129 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Extreme Heat Warning on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×32
- Special Weather Statement ×19
- Extreme Heat Warning ×15
- Flood Watch ×12
- Flash Flood Warning ×11
- Extreme Heat Watch ×10
Latest Des Moines County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 48m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,855 customers out (10% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,449 customers out (8.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,239 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Des Moines County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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.
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 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 392 | 1,387 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 462 | 2,033 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 503 | 2,295 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 571 | 6,658 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 601 | 4,966 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 585 | 1,586 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 505 | 4,732 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 587 | 7,944 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 653 | 3,426 | 3.1 |
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Des Moines County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Des Moines County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19057 and /api/v1/counties/19057/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).