Power Outages in Grundy County, IA
Is there a power outage in Grundy County, IA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Grundy County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Dike - (IA) and Grundy Center Mun Light & Power, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Grundy County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/grundy-county
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- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Grundy County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/grundy-county
Not counted: no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Dike - (IA) and Grundy Center Mun Light & Power.
Report an outage in Grundy County, IA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Interstate Power and Light Co, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Midland Power Coop, Grundy County Rural Elec Coop, Cedar Falls Utilities, Grundy Center Mun Light & Power and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
54%of this county's ~6,142 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Dike - (IA), Grundy Center Mun Light & Power. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,321 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Midland Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Cedar Falls Utilities | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grundy County Rural Elec Coop | Live · county | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dike - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grundy Center Mun Light & Power | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Midland Power Coop and Grundy County Rural Elec Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Grundy 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50638 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 50669 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 50621 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 50680 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50624 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50673 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50642 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50609 | ≤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 Grundy County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Grundy County right now.
Grundy County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×10
- Flood Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Grundy County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Grundy Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Grundy County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,341 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 4.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,341 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 106 | 1,543 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 130 | 1,056 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 141 | 867 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 85 | 1,288 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 125 | 1,537 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 115 | 2,341 | 24.5 |
| 2021 | 208 | 1,846 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 206 | 1,300 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 178 | 1,671 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 180 | 650 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 192 | 613 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Grundy County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grundy 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
- Cedar Falls Utilities11.6¢17,746 cust
- Midland Power Coop13.7¢12,083 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 that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 5.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Grundy County: FAQ
- How often does Grundy County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grundy County, IA logged 192 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grundy County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,341 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 12d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Grundy County, IA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Grundy County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Dike - (IA) and Grundy Center Mun Light & Power, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Grundy County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Grundy County Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grundy County.
50609, 50621, 50624, 50638, 50642, 50657, 50669, 50673, 50680
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Grundy County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Midland Power Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Grundy County Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Cedar Falls Utilities | - | Live · county | - |
| Grundy Center Mun Light & Power | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Dike - (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/19075 and /api/v1/counties/19075/history. Live data as of .