Power Outages in Louisa County, IA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop and Access Energy Coop in Louisa County, IA. There is no live feed for Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Louisa County, IA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/louisa-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Louisa County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/louisa-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop and Access Energy Coop in Louisa County.
No live feed for Waverly Municipal Elec Utility: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~4,577 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. 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 | 4,518 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | 2,561 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Access Energy Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop and Access Energy 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 Louisa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52653 | 39 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 52738 | 38 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 52640 | 17 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 52752 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52739 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52737 | ≤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 Louisa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Louisa County right now.
Louisa County has been under 101 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×55
- Flood Watch ×31
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Louisa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Louisa County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,884 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 1,441 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 145 | 1,711 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 160 | 1,884 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 245 | 1,441 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 263 | 1,441 | 11.0 |
| 2019 | 390 | 915 | 8.4 |
| 2020 | 350 | 1,135 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 376 | 1,406 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 360 | 698 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 360 | 1,366 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | 368 | 918 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 375 | 1,390 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Louisa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Louisa 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
- Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop14.8¢20,472 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 · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Louisa County: FAQ
- How often does Louisa County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Louisa County, IA logged 375 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Louisa County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,884 customers without power, beginning July 20, 2016 and lasting about 7h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Louisa County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Louisa County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Louisa County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Louisa County.
52640, 52653, 52737, 52738, 52739, 52752
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 · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Access Energy Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | - | 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/19115 and /api/v1/counties/19115/history.