Power Outages in Fayette County, IA
Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and MiEnergy Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Fairbank - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Fayette County, IA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and MiEnergy Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Fairbank - (IA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,970 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fairbank - (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, Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, MiEnergy Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fairbank - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fayette 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50662 | 84 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 52175 | 33 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 52141 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 52171 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52169 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52164 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52147 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52142 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52135 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50681 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50671 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50655 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50606 | ≤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 Fayette County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Fayette County right now.
Fayette County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flood Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Fayette County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 732 customers out (7.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fayette County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fayette County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,539 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,011 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 160 | 956 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 154 | 2,816 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 179 | 3,983 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 251 | 1,312 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 370 | 5,539 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 426 | 2,283 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 430 | 3,011 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 418 | 1,692 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 400 | 905 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 324 | 1,398 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 384 | 1,396 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Fayette County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fayette 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
- East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop13.1¢7,417 cust
- MiEnergy Cooperative17.2¢6,023 cust
- Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA)14.5¢3,903 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 · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Fayette County: FAQ
- How often does Fayette County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fayette County, IA logged 384 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fayette County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,539 customers without power, beginning June 30, 2019 and lasting about 1d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Fayette County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Fayette County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Fayette County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fayette County.
50606, 50655, 50662, 50664, 50671, 50681, 52135, 52141, 52142, 52147, 52164, 52166, 52169, 52171, 52175
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiEnergy Cooperative | 3.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Fairbank - (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/19065 and /api/v1/counties/19065/history.