Power Outages in Jefferson County, IA
Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Access Energy Coop and T I P Rural Electric Coop in Jefferson County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
Jefferson County, IA is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/jefferson-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Access Energy Coop and T I P Rural Electric Coop in Jefferson County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Jefferson 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), T I P Rural Electric Coop and Access Energy Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~6,913 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 7,186 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Access Energy Coop | Live · county | 0 | 2,451 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Access Energy Coop and T I P Rural Electric 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 Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52556 | 83 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 52533 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 52540 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 52635 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52580 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52567 | ≤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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jefferson County right now.
Jefferson County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Jefferson County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 953 customers out (9.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,442 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,656 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 169 | 3,906 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 203 | 4,479 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 258 | 1,519 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 365 | 2,899 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 367 | 1,539 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 421 | 4,656 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 392 | 1,317 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 369 | 1,345 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 341 | 3,583 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 468 | 5,442 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 422 | 1,532 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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
- Access Energy Coop14.8¢8,890 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, IA logged 422 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,442 customers without power, beginning July 16, 2024 and lasting about 18h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Access Energy Coop and T I P Rural Electric Coop in Jefferson County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Access Energy Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
52533, 52540, 52556, 52557, 52567, 52580, 52635
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 Jefferson 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 | - |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Access Energy Coop | - | Live · county | - |
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/19101 and /api/v1/counties/19101/history.