Power Outages in Monona County, IA
Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co, Western Iowa Power Coop and Woodbury County Rural E C A publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Mapleton- (IA), City of Onawa - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.1 hours.
Monona County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monona County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/monona-county
Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co, Western Iowa Power Coop and Woodbury County Rural E C A publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Mapleton- (IA), City of Onawa - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,252 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Mapleton- (IA), City of Onawa - (IA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co, Western Iowa Power Coop, Woodbury County Rural E C A.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Woodbury County Rural E C A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mapleton- (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Onawa - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Monona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51040 | 50 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 51034 | 23 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 51572 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51558 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51523 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51063 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51060 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51051 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51010 | ≤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 Monona County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Monona County right now.
Monona County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Monona County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monona County went about 12.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,429 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 12.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,429 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | 127 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 55 | 702 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 55 | 402 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 43 | 694 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 65 | 401 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 58 | 400 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 73 | 940 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 115 | 1,422 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 92 | 262 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 136 | 644 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 197 | 2,429 | 12.1 |
Cost of power in Monona County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monona 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
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 Low ice storms exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Monona County: FAQ
- How often does Monona County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monona County, IA logged 197 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monona County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,429 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Monona County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Monona County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Monona County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MidAmerican Energy Co, Western Iowa Power Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monona County.
51010, 51034, 51040, 51051, 51060, 51063, 51523, 51558, 51572
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Woodbury County Rural E C A | - | Live · total only | - |
| Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Onawa - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Mapleton- (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/19133 and /api/v1/counties/19133/history.