Power Outages in Dubuque County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Dubuque County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Dubuque County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Dubuque County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Dubuque County has been under 68 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Extreme Heat Watch ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flood Watch ×4
Latest Dubuque County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 24m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,405 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,405 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,306 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,306 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,306 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,306 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,018 customers out (4.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dubuque County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Dubuqueno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dubuque County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,599 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,974 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 489 | 4,536 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 398 | 6,156 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 423 | 9,599 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 444 | 4,302 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 607 | 8,367 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 695 | 1,702 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 613 | 3,277 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 672 | 2,127 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 583 | 4,721 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 569 | 7,974 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 654 | 2,634 | 1.6 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dubuque County: FAQ
- How often does Dubuque County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dubuque County, IA logged 654 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dubuque County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,599 customers without power, beginning July 12, 2017 and lasting about 1d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Dubuque County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dubuque County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dubuque County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
Dubuque. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Dubuque County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dubuque County.
52001, 52002, 52003, 52032, 52039, 52045, 52046, 52053, 52056, 52065, 52068, 52073, 52078
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/19061 and /api/v1/counties/19061/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).