Power Outages in Pottawattamie County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Pottawattamie County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Pottawattamie County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Pottawattamie County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Pottawattamie County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 20, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×1
Latest Pottawattamie County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 11m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 15, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,006 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Pottawattamie County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Council Bluffsno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pottawattamie County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,888 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 12,184 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 395 | 4,231 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 851 | 7,075 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 771 | 4,753 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 602 | 4,953 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 543 | 5,418 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 677 | 10,553 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 810 | 12,888 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 717 | 4,661 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 778 | 8,116 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 760 | 12,184 | 7.0 |
| 2025 | 785 | 4,721 | 1.8 |
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 61.3% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pottawattamie County: FAQ
- How often does Pottawattamie County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pottawattamie County, IA logged 785 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pottawattamie County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,888 customers without power, beginning July 10, 2021 and lasting about 9d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Pottawattamie County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pottawattamie County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pottawattamie County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Council Bluffs. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Pottawattamie County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pottawattamie County.
51501, 51503, 51510, 51521, 51525, 51526, 51536, 51542, 51548, 51549, 51553, 51559, 51560, 51575, 51576, 51577
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/19155 and /api/v1/counties/19155/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).