Power Outages in Lyon County, IA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, North West Rural Electric Coop, Lyon Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Osceola Electric Coop, Inc in Lyon County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Larchwood - (IA), Nobles Cooperative Electric, Rock Rapids Municipal Utility - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
Lyon County, IA is served by 9 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lyon County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/lyon-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, North West Rural Electric Coop, Lyon Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Osceola Electric Coop, Inc in Lyon County.
No live feed for City of Larchwood - (IA), Nobles Cooperative Electric, Rock Rapids Municipal Utility - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
22%of this county's ~5,698 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Larchwood - (IA), Nobles Cooperative Electric, Rock Rapids Municipal Utility - (IA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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 | 1,226 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 52 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lyon Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Osceola Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Larchwood - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rock Rapids Municipal Utility - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, North West Rural Electric Coop, Lyon Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Osceola Electric Coop, Inc 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 Lyon 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51241 | 26 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 51246 | 25 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 51237 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51243 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51242 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51240 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51235 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51230 | ≤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 Lyon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lyon County right now.
Lyon County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Lyon County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 224 customers out (4.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lyon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lyon County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,792 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 6.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,792 customers out) · decade average 2.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 | 349 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 41 | 1,132 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 45 | 744 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 57 | 670 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 51 | 1,619 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 66 | 680 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 97 | 370 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 75 | 1,142 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 80 | 734 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 73 | 738 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 86 | 1,792 | 6.7 |
Cost of power in Lyon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lyon 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
- Interstate Power and Light Co17.8¢419,451 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lyon County: FAQ
- How often does Lyon County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lyon County, IA logged 86 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lyon County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,792 customers without power, beginning July 29, 2025 and lasting about 2d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Lyon County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lyon County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lyon County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lyon County.
51230, 51235, 51237, 51240, 51241, 51242, 51243, 51246
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 · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | - | No live feed | - |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Osceola Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Lyon Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Rock Rapids Municipal Utility - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Larchwood - (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/19119 and /api/v1/counties/19119/history.