Power Outages in Franklin County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Franklin County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.0 hours.
Franklin County, IA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Franklin County.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 73 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on August 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×18
- Extreme Heat Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×10
- Extreme Heat Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×5
Latest Franklin 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 — 652 customers out (14% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 23m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 21, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 587 customers out (13% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 573 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 10.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,537 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,537 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 92 | 344 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 189 | 954 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 174 | 744 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 228 | 664 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 206 | 909 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 210 | 694 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 212 | 3,537 | 12.2 |
| 2022 | 192 | 971 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 259 | 691 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 208 | 1,391 | 8.2 |
| 2025 | 326 | 1,813 | 10.0 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 1.1% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, IA logged 326 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,537 customers without power, beginning December 16, 2021 and lasting about 4d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
50041, 50227, 50420, 50427, 50431, 50441, 50452, 50475, 50601, 50605, 50633
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 ✓ | — |
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19069 and /api/v1/counties/19069/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).