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 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Franklin County.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×1
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 85.4% of outage-time over 1 month 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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).