Power Outages in Dubuque County, IA
Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co and Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Cascade Municipal Utilities - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Dubuque County, IA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dubuque County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/dubuque-county
Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co and Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Cascade Municipal Utilities - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~58,082 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Cascade Municipal Utilities - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cascade Municipal Utilities - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dubuque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52001 | 380 | ≤11 | 292 | ≤11 |
| 52002 | 135 | ≤11 | 92 | 0 |
| 52003 | 108 | ≤11 | 77 | 0 |
| 52068 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 52046 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 52045 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 52039 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52078 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52073 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52065 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52056 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52053 | ≤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 Dubuque County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dubuque County right now.
Dubuque County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
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 1h 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,671 customers out (3.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dubuque County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Dubuqueno outage reported
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.
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 1.6 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Dubuque County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dubuque 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
- Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop13.8¢11,161 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 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 Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | 2.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Cascade 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/19061 and /api/v1/counties/19061/history.