Power Outages in Mills County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Mills County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Mills County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Mills County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Mills County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 20, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Mills County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mills County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,702 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,353 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 166 | 457 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 368 | 2,514 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 308 | 3,779 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 337 | 6,702 | 7.6 |
| 2019 | 373 | 1,022 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 325 | 2,065 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 292 | 5,353 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 397 | 2,540 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 335 | 1,968 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 323 | 2,185 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 357 | 941 | 2.5 |
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 38.6% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Mills County: FAQ
- How often does Mills County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mills County, IA logged 357 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mills County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,702 customers without power, beginning January 21, 2018 and lasting about 7h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Mills County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mills County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mills County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mills County.
51534, 51540, 51541, 51551, 51554, 51561, 51571
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/19129 and /api/v1/counties/19129/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).