Power Outages in Osceola County, IA
Interstate Power and Light Co, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, Lyon Rural Electric Coop, North West Rural Electric Coop and Osceola Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Sibley - (IA), Federated Rural Electric Assn and Nobles Cooperative Electric. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Osceola County, IA is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Osceola County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/osceola-county
Interstate Power and Light Co, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, Lyon Rural Electric Coop, North West Rural Electric Coop and Osceola Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Sibley - (IA), Federated Rural Electric Assn and Nobles Cooperative Electric: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,892 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Sibley - (IA), Federated Rural Electric Assn, Nobles Cooperative Electric. 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, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, Lyon Rural Electric Coop, North West Rural Electric Coop, Osceola Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lyon Rural Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Osceola Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sibley - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Federated Rural Electric Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Osceola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51249 | 39 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 51354 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51350 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51345 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51232 | ≤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 Osceola County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Osceola County right now.
Osceola County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 30, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Osceola County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Osceola County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,063 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 824 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26 | 473 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 33 | 475 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 31 | 225 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 20 | 258 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 86 | 824 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 37 | 309 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 36 | 1,063 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 47 | 235 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 49 | 170 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 41 | 308 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 39 | 540 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Osceola County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Osceola 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.
- Interstate Power and Light Co17.8¢419,451 cust
- Iowa Lakes Electric Coop13.8¢9,757 cust
- North West Rural Electric Coop9.4¢9,461 cust
- Federated Rural Electric Assn12.9¢53 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 1.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Osceola County: FAQ
- How often does Osceola County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Osceola County, IA logged 39 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Osceola County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,063 customers without power, beginning November 1, 2021 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Osceola County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Osceola County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Osceola County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Osceola County.
51232, 51249, 51345, 51350, 51354
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | 0.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Federated Rural Electric Assn | 1.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | - | No live feed | - |
| Osceola Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lyon Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Sibley - (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/19143 and /api/v1/counties/19143/history.