Power Outages in Polk County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Polk County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Polk County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Polk County.
No active NWS alerts for Polk County right now.
Latest Polk County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,842 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,047 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Polk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Des Moinesno active outage
- Ankenyno active outage
- West Des Moinesno active outage
- Urbandaleno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Polk County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 114,873 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 114,873 customers out) · decade average 3.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 367 | 8,774 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 901 | 17,783 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 914 | 16,113 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 968 | 19,193 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 917 | 16,814 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 948 | 114,873 | 20.8 |
| 2021 | 937 | 9,343 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 894 | 19,067 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 908 | 5,675 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 860 | 26,999 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 898 | 24,009 | 1.9 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 36.7% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Very High high winds exposure · 3.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Polk County: FAQ
- How often does Polk County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Polk County, IA logged 898 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Polk County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 114,873 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 10d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Polk County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Polk County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Polk County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Des Moines, Ankeny, West Des Moines, Urbandale. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Polk County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Polk County.
50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50032, 50035, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50131, 50161, 50169, 50226, 50237, 50243, 50244, 50265, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50324, 50325, 50327
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19153 and /api/v1/counties/19153/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).