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Power Outages in Franklin County, IA

Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop and Prairie Energy Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.0 hours.

Franklin County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.

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Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop and Prairie Energy Coop publish no county-level figures.

No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light): outages in itsservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Franklin County

0.0%of this county's ~6,449 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop, Prairie Energy Coop.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA)Live · total onlynot by county------
Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA)Live · total onlynot by county------
Interstate Power and Light CoLive · total onlynot by county------
MidAmerican Energy CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Midland Power CoopLive · total onlynot by county------
Prairie Energy CoopLive · total onlynot by county------
Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Franklin 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.

Power-dependent
149
Oxygen service
44
Dialysis (facility)
≤11
Home health / hospice
≤11
By ZIP code (7)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
50441560380
5060126≤11160
5047522≤11180
50633≤110≤110
50452≤110≤110
50431≤110≤110
50427≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Franklin County, IA

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Franklin County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

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Recent NWS alert activity · Franklin County

Franklin County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.

  • Flood Watch ×9
  • Dense Fog Advisory ×2
  • Freeze Warning ×2
  • Special Weather Statement ×2
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Franklin County, IA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 12m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 176 customers out (3.8% of the county)

Outage trend · Franklin County, IA
0customers out
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Franklin County, IA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

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.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 10.0 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Franklin County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.4h, 2016 2.1h, 2017 1.9h, 2018 4.3h, 2019 3.0h, 2020 2.0h, 2021 12.2h, 2022 4.1h, 2023 4.0h, 2024 8.2h, 2025 10.0h. Highlighted: 2021.0510150.4h20152.1h20161.9h20174.3h20183.0h20192.0h202012.2h20214.1h20224.0h20238.2h202410.0h2025
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Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,537 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
2015923440.4
20161899542.1
20171747441.9
20182286644.3
20192069093.0
20202106942.0
20212123,53712.2
20221929714.1
20232596914.0
20242081,3918.2
20253261,81310.0

Cost of power in Franklin County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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.

12.3¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 17% since 2015
vs Iowa avg 16.0¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
December 16, 20213,5374d 15h
June 11, 20251,8132d 3h
May 21, 20241,39123h 15m
May 24, 20241,1414d 5h
May 21, 20241,09613h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
MODERATE

Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery Low
TornadoRelatively Low
Ice stormRelatively Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low
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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), Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop.
Nearby counties
Butler CountyCerro Gordo CountyFloyd CountyGrundy County
ZIP codes in Franklin County

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.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
MidAmerican Energy Co3.6 hrsLive · total only-
Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA)1.6 hrsLive · total only-
Interstate Power and Light Co-Live · total only-
Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light)-No live feed-
Midland Power Coop-Live · total only-
Prairie Energy Coop-Live · total only-
Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA)-Live · total only-

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/19069 and /api/v1/counties/19069/history.