Power Outages in Plymouth County, IA
Is there a power outage in Plymouth County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC, no outages are reported by North West Rural Electric Coop, Woodbury County Rural E C A, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co in Plymouth County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Akron - (IA), City of Hinton, City of Remsen - (IA), Town of Westfield - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Plymouth County, IA is served by 9 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Plymouth County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/plymouth-county
No active outages are reported by North West Rural Electric Coop, Woodbury County Rural E C A, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co in Plymouth County.
No live feed for City of Akron - (IA), City of Hinton, City of Remsen - (IA), Town of Westfield - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Plymouth County, IA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for MidAmerican Energy Co, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, North West Rural Electric Coop, Woodbury County Rural E C A, City of Akron - (IA) and 3 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
32%of this county's ~12,213 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Akron - (IA), City of Hinton, City of Remsen - (IA), Town of Westfield - (IA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 3,897 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Woodbury County Rural E C A | Live · county | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Akron - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hinton | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Remsen - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North West Rural Electric Coop, Woodbury County Rural E C A, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Plymouth 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51031 | 105 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 51109 | 52 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 51001 | 35 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 51050 | 24 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 51024 | 18 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 51028 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51062 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51045 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51038 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51008 | ≤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 Plymouth County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Plymouth County right now.
Plymouth County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×18
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Plymouth County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Plymouth County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,232 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,099 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60 | 203 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 181 | 2,232 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 203 | 1,008 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 254 | 713 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 284 | 594 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 276 | 708 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 255 | 1,387 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 287 | 804 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 257 | 513 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 236 | 1,462 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 277 | 2,099 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Plymouth County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Plymouth 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
- Iowa Lakes Electric Coop13.8¢9,757 cust
- North West Rural Electric Coop9.4¢9,461 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 that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Plymouth County: FAQ
- How often does Plymouth County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Plymouth County, IA logged 277 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Plymouth County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,232 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2016 and lasting about 2d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Plymouth County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC, no outages are reported by North West Rural Electric Coop, Woodbury County Rural E C A, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop and MidAmerican Energy Co in Plymouth County, IA. There is no live feed for City of Akron - (IA), City of Hinton, City of Remsen - (IA), Town of Westfield - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Plymouth County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MidAmerican Energy Co, North West Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Plymouth County.
51001, 51008, 51024, 51028, 51031, 51038, 51045, 51050, 51062, 51108, 51109
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Plymouth County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Woodbury County Rural E C A | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Akron - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Westfield - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Remsen - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Hinton | - | 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/19149 and /api/v1/counties/19149/history.