Power Outages in Ida County, IA
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co, North West Rural Electric Coop, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative, Western Iowa Power Coop and Woodbury County Rural E C A publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.3 hours.
Ida County, IA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ida County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/ida-county
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co, North West Rural Electric Coop, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative, Western Iowa Power Coop and Woodbury County Rural E C A publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~3,259 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co, North West Rural Electric Coop, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative, Western Iowa Power Coop, Woodbury County Rural E C A.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Woodbury County Rural E C A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ida 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51445 | 37 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 51025 | 31 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 51006 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51431 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51020 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51018 | ≤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 Ida County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ida County right now.
Ida County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on October 9, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Ida County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 134 customers out (4.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ida County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ida County went about 9.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,966 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 9.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,438 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31 | 532 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 77 | 891 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 101 | 394 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 114 | 1,087 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 139 | 529 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 128 | 376 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 124 | 968 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 130 | 1,966 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 89 | 686 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 132 | 1,243 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 134 | 1,438 | 9.3 |
Cost of power in Ida County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ida 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
- Iowa Lakes Electric Coop13.8¢9,757 cust
- North West Rural Electric Coop9.4¢9,461 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.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 3.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ida County: FAQ
- How often does Ida County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ida County, IA logged 134 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ida County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,966 customers without power, beginning March 13, 2022 and lasting about 14h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Ida County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ida County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ida County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MidAmerican Energy Co, North West Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ida County.
51006, 51018, 51020, 51025, 51431, 51445
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 | - |
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | 0.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative | - | Live · total only | - |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Woodbury County Rural E C A | - | 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/19093 and /api/v1/counties/19093/history.