Power Outages in Fremont County, IA
MidAmerican Energy Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Atchison-Holt Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.4 hours.
Fremont County, IA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/fremont-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fremont County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/fremont-county
MidAmerican Energy Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Atchison-Holt Electric Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,746 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Atchison-Holt Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: MidAmerican Energy Co, Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atchison-Holt Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fremont 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51601 | 125 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 51652 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 51640 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 51653 | 19 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 51639 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51650 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51654 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51649 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51645 | ≤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 Fremont County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Fremont County right now.
Fremont County has been under 51 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 2, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×17
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Tornado Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
Latest Fremont County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 328 customers out (7.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 248 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 655 customers out (15% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fremont County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fremont County went about 6.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,098 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 6.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,320 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 76 | 1,019 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 206 | 1,051 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 191 | 761 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 200 | 1,095 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 211 | 1,992 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 212 | 1,069 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 188 | 2,320 | 14.0 |
| 2022 | 203 | 3,098 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 197 | 1,395 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 211 | 481 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 211 | 1,363 | 6.4 |
Cost of power in Fremont County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fremont 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.
- MidAmerican Energy Co11.2¢639,558 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 causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fremont County: FAQ
- How often does Fremont County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fremont County, IA logged 211 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fremont County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,098 customers without power, beginning November 29, 2022 and lasting about 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Fremont County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Fremont County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Fremont County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MidAmerican Energy Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fremont County.
51639, 51640, 51645, 51648, 51649, 51650, 51652, 51653, 51654
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 | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Atchison-Holt Electric Coop | - | 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/19071 and /api/v1/counties/19071/history.