Power Outages in Montgomery County, IA
Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Stanton - (IA) and City of Villisca - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Montgomery County, IA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/montgomery-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Montgomery County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/montgomery-county
Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Stanton - (IA) and City of Villisca - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,240 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Stanton - (IA), City of Villisca - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Stanton - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Villisca - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Montgomery 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51566 | 114 | ≤11 | 97 | 0 |
| 51533 | 18 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 50864 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 51573 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51532 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Montgomery County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Montgomery County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×14
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flood Warning ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Montgomery County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 54m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 269 customers out (4.7% of the county)
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.
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 2.4 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Montgomery County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Montgomery 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
- Interstate Power and Light Co17.8¢419,451 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
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, Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop.
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 | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Stanton - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Villisca - (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/19137 and /api/v1/counties/19137/history.