Power Outages in Madison County, IA
Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co and MidAmerican Energy Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Winterset - (IA) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Madison County, IA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Madison County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/madison-county
Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co and MidAmerican Energy Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Winterset - (IA) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,794 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Winterset - (IA), Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Winterset - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Madison 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50273 | 62 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 50072 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 50070 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 50240 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50261 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50257 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50222 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50218 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50155 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50149 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50061 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Madison County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Madison County right now.
Madison County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
Latest Madison County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 117 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Madison County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Madison County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,887 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,839 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87 | 355 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 184 | 298 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 173 | 1,194 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 224 | 1,078 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 159 | 886 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 179 | 327 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 274 | 519 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 298 | 1,887 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 287 | 1,443 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 341 | 1,191 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 337 | 1,839 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Madison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Madison 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
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 · 1.8 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 Madison County: FAQ
- How often does Madison County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Madison County, IA logged 337 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Madison County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,887 customers without power, beginning March 5, 2022 and lasting about 2d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Madison County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Madison County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Madison County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA), MidAmerican Energy Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Madison County.
50033, 50061, 50070, 50072, 50149, 50155, 50218, 50222, 50240, 50257, 50261, 50273
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 · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | - | No live feed | - |
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (IA) | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Winterset - (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/19121 and /api/v1/counties/19121/history.