Power Outages in Mahaska County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Mahaska County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Mahaska County, IA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Mahaska County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Mahaska County has been under 71 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×20
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Extreme Heat Watch ×11
- Flood Watch ×9
- Tornado Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
Latest Mahaska County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 17m
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,002 customers out (25% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,002 customers out (25% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,001 customers out (25% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,001 customers out (25% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,001 customers out (25% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,001 customers out (25% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,001 customers out (25% of the county)
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.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,512 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 177 | 499 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 296 | 2,706 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 333 | 1,662 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 388 | 2,531 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 363 | 1,603 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 310 | 2,507 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 295 | 2,450 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 284 | 3,067 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 324 | 1,276 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 366 | 5,512 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 363 | 2,221 | 2.6 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 61.7% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.6 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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mahaska County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mahaska County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), 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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19123 and /api/v1/counties/19123/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).