Power Outages in Lee County, IA
Access Energy Coop and Interstate Power and Light Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and West Point Utility System. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Lee County, IA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lee County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/lee-county
Access Energy Coop and Interstate Power and Light Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and West Point Utility System: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~18,560 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), West Point Utility System. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Access Energy Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Energy Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Point Utility System | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lee 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52632 | 187 | ≤11 | 147 | ≤11 |
| 52627 | 157 | ≤11 | 135 | 0 |
| 52656 | 28 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 52625 | 23 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 52658 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 52639 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 52657 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52631 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52630 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52619 | ≤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 Lee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lee County right now.
Lee County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×17
- Flood Watch ×5
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Lee County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,294 customers out (6.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lee County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,325 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 5.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 14,325 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 340 | 3,067 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 367 | 2,534 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 359 | 3,919 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 429 | 6,316 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 605 | 3,704 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 551 | 1,127 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 601 | 3,262 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 604 | 2,399 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 538 | 14,325 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 649 | 2,208 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 613 | 6,395 | 5.5 |
Cost of power in Lee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lee 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lee County: FAQ
- How often does Lee County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lee County, IA logged 613 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lee County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,325 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2023 and lasting about 11h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Lee County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lee County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lee 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 Lee County.
52619, 52624, 52625, 52626, 52627, 52630, 52631, 52632, 52639, 52656, 52657, 52658
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Access Energy Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| West Point Utility System | - | 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/19111 and /api/v1/counties/19111/history.