Power Outages in Linn County, IA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Linn County, IA across 1 reported incident. Corridor Energy Cooperative, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and City of Coggon - (IA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
Linn County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/iowa/linn-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Linn County, IA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/linn-county
Not counted: no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and City of Coggon - (IA).
0.0%of this county's ~157,842 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Coggon - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Corridor Energy Cooperative, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Coggon - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Linn 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 (20)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52404 | 340 | 12 | 255 | ≤11 |
| 52302 | 339 | ≤11 | 218 | ≤11 |
| 52402 | 238 | ≤11 | 171 | 0 |
| 52405 | 194 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 52403 | 176 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 52233 | 78 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 52401 | 43 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 52213 | 34 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 52411 | 29 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 52336 | 28 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 52314 | 25 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 52228 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 52214 | 21 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 52227 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 52324 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52218 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52341 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52328 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52219 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52202 | ≤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 Linn County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Linn County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×19
- Flood Warning ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Linn County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 515 customers out (0.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Linn 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 Linn Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Linn County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 109,389 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 109,389 customers out) · decade average 13.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 790 | 7,658 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 895 | 8,006 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 944 | 6,148 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 1,031 | 7,754 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 925 | 4,204 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 872 | 109,389 | 136.1 |
| 2021 | 869 | 6,359 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 869 | 7,585 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 823 | 30,010 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 967 | 8,629 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 944 | 4,050 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Linn County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Linn 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
- Corridor Energy Cooperative14.2¢30,992 cust
- Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop14.8¢20,472 cust
- Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop13.8¢11,161 cust
- East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop13.1¢7,417 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.
Very High high winds exposure · 13.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Linn County: FAQ
- How often does Linn County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Linn County, IA logged 944 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Linn County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 109,389 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 18d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Linn County, IA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Linn County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Corridor Energy Cooperative, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co.
Cedar Rapids, Marion. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Linn County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Linn County.
52202, 52213, 52214, 52218, 52219, 52227, 52228, 52233, 52302, 52314, 52324, 52328, 52336, 52341, 52344, 52352, 52401, 52402, 52403, 52404, 52405, 52411
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | 2.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | 2.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Coggon - (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/19113 and /api/v1/counties/19113/history. Live data as of .