Power Outages in Emmet County, IA
Is there a power outage in Emmet County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co and Iowa Lakes Electric Coop in Emmet County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Estherville - (IA) and Federated Rural Electric Assn.
Emmet County, IA is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Emmet County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/emmet-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co and Iowa Lakes Electric Coop in Emmet County.
No live feed for City of Estherville - (IA) and Federated Rural Electric Assn: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Emmet 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 Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, Federated Rural Electric Assn, Interstate Power and Light Co and City of Estherville - (IA); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
25%of this county's ~6,025 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Estherville - (IA), Federated Rural Electric Assn. 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 | 1,512 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Estherville - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Federated Rural Electric Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co and Iowa Lakes Electric 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 Emmet 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51334 | 77 | ≤11 | 66 | 0 |
| 50514 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 51365 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50578 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50531 | ≤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 Emmet County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Emmet County right now.
Emmet County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Emmet County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 260 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 260 customers out (4.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Emmet County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Emmet County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,112 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,112 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57 | 314 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 91 | 560 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 86 | 131 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 98 | 433 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 105 | 985 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 102 | 319 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 88 | 1,112 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 85 | 302 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 103 | 260 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 101 | 197 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 87 | 299 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Emmet County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Emmet 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
- Iowa Lakes Electric Coop13.8¢9,757 cust
- Federated Rural Electric Assn12.9¢53 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 0.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Emmet County: FAQ
- How often does Emmet County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Emmet County, IA logged 87 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Emmet County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,112 customers without power, beginning December 16, 2021 and lasting about 20h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Emmet County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co and Iowa Lakes Electric Coop in Emmet County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Estherville - (IA) and Federated Rural Electric Assn.
- Which utilities serve Emmet County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Interstate Power and Light Co, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Emmet County.
50514, 50531, 50578, 51334, 51365
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 Emmet County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Federated Rural Electric Assn | 1.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Estherville - (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/19063 and /api/v1/counties/19063/history.