Power Outages in Mahaska County, IA
Is there a power outage in Mahaska County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Pella Cooperative Elec Assn in Mahaska County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Pella - (IA).
Mahaska County, IA is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mahaska County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/mahaska-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Pella Cooperative Elec Assn in Mahaska County.
No live feed for City of Pella - (IA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Mahaska County, IA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for MidAmerican Energy Co, Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, Pella Cooperative Elec Assn and City of Pella - (IA); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
5.9%of this county's ~12,957 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Pella - (IA). 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 | 746 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 23 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Pella Cooperative Elec Assn | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Pella - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Pella Cooperative Elec Assn 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 Mahaska 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52577 | 148 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 50044 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 50207 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52561 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52586 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52543 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52534 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50143 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50027 | ≤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 Mahaska County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mahaska County right now.
Mahaska County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Mahaska County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mahaska County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,512 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,512 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 177 | 499 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 296 | 2,706 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 333 | 1,662 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 388 | 2,531 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 363 | 1,603 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 310 | 2,507 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 295 | 2,450 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 284 | 3,067 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 324 | 1,276 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 366 | 5,512 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 363 | 2,221 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Mahaska County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mahaska 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Mahaska County: FAQ
- How often does Mahaska County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mahaska County, IA logged 363 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mahaska County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,512 customers without power, beginning April 27, 2024 and lasting about 15h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Mahaska County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Pella Cooperative Elec Assn in Mahaska County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Pella - (IA).
- Which utilities serve Mahaska 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 Mahaska County.
50027, 50143, 50207, 52534, 52543, 52561, 52577, 52586, 52595
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Mahaska County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Pella Cooperative Elec Assn | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Pella - (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/19123 and /api/v1/counties/19123/history.