Power Outages in Montgomery County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Montgomery County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Montgomery County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Montgomery County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montgomery County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,524 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,176 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 90 | 217 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 171 | 2,469 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 150 | 1,100 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 190 | 1,388 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 247 | 255 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 212 | 778 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 200 | 4,346 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 199 | 4,396 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 216 | 4,524 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 220 | 1,176 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 269 | 4,108 | 2.4 |
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 88.1% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Montgomery County: FAQ
- How often does Montgomery County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Montgomery County, IA logged 269 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Montgomery County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,524 customers without power, beginning April 1, 2023 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Montgomery County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Montgomery County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montgomery County.
50847, 50864, 51532, 51533, 51566, 51573
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/19137 and /api/v1/counties/19137/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).