Power Outages in Marion County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Marion County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Marion County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Marion County.
No active NWS alerts for Marion County right now.
Latest Marion County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 14m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 3,101 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Marion County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marion County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,849 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,819 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 124 | 2,445 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 299 | 1,053 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 268 | 2,707 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 331 | 3,579 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 319 | 2,670 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 315 | 3,849 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 233 | 1,590 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 289 | 2,976 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 317 | 2,481 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 352 | 3,819 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 340 | 2,599 | 1.9 |
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 0.3% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate tornadoes exposure · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Marion County: FAQ
- How often does Marion County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marion County, IA logged 340 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marion County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,849 customers without power, beginning January 1, 2020 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Marion County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Marion County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Marion County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Marion County.
50044, 50057, 50062, 50116, 50119, 50138, 50163, 50214, 50219, 50225, 50252, 50256
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19125 and /api/v1/counties/19125/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).