Power Outages in Muscatine County, IA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Muscatine County, IA across 1 reported incident. Board of Water Electric & Communications, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and MidAmerican Energy Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Durant - (IA), City of West Liberty - (IA), City of Wilton - (IA) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.6 hours.
Muscatine County, IA is served by 9 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/iowa/muscatine-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Muscatine County, IA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/muscatine-county
Not counted: no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Durant - (IA), City of West Liberty - (IA), City of Wilton - (IA) and Waverly Municipal Elec Utility.
0.0%of this county's ~30,627 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Durant - (IA), City of West Liberty - (IA), City of Wilton - (IA), Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Board of Water Electric & Communications, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Water Electric & Communications | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Durant - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of West Liberty - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wilton - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Muscatine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52761 | 244 | ≤11 | 184 | ≤11 |
| 52776 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 52747 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 52754 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52769 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52766 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52760 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52749 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52720 | ≤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 Muscatine County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Muscatine County right now.
Muscatine County has been under 71 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×30
- Flood Watch ×22
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Muscatine County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Muscatine Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Muscatine County went about 0.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,045 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 0.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 3,045 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57 | 409 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 40 | 443 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 289 | 765 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 346 | 650 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 390 | 1,249 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 380 | 3,045 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 409 | 617 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 410 | 766 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 410 | 902 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 431 | 1,926 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 441 | 1,597 | 0.6 |
Cost of power in Muscatine County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Muscatine 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
- Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop14.8¢20,472 cust
- Board of Water Electric & Communications12.9¢10,105 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 High high winds exposure · 1.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Muscatine County: FAQ
- How often does Muscatine County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Muscatine County, IA logged 441 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Muscatine County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,045 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 10d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Muscatine County, IA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Muscatine County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Board of Water Electric & Communications, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Muscatine County.
52720, 52747, 52749, 52754, 52759, 52760, 52761, 52766, 52776
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 | - |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Board of Water Electric & Communications | 0.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Durant - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Wilton - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of West Liberty - (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/19139 and /api/v1/counties/19139/history. Live data as of .