Power Outages in Palo Alto County, IA
Interstate Power and Light Co, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Graettinger - (IA) and City of West Bend - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Palo Alto County, IA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Palo Alto County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/palo-alto-county
Interstate Power and Light Co, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Graettinger - (IA) and City of West Bend - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,134 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Graettinger - (IA), City of West Bend - (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, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Graettinger - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of West Bend - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Palo Alto 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50536 | 57 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 51358 | 22 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 51342 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 50597 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50562 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50528 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50527 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50515 | ≤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 Palo Alto County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Palo Alto County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Palo Alto County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Palo Alto County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,263 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,263 customers out) · decade average 2.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62 | 1,107 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 136 | 2,260 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 163 | 1,009 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 168 | 1,121 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 161 | 1,731 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 213 | 1,190 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 148 | 2,263 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 143 | 2,190 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 139 | 1,103 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 167 | 2,238 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 155 | 1,095 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Palo Alto County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Palo Alto 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
- Iowa Lakes Electric Coop13.8¢9,757 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 high winds exposure · 2.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Palo Alto County: FAQ
- How often does Palo Alto County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Palo Alto County, IA logged 155 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Palo Alto County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,263 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 3d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Palo Alto County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Palo Alto County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Palo Alto County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Palo Alto County.
50515, 50527, 50528, 50536, 50562, 50597, 51342, 51358
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 | - |
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | 0.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of West Bend - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Graettinger - (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/19147 and /api/v1/counties/19147/history.