Power Outages in Poweshiek County, IA
Is there a power outage in Poweshiek County, IA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Poweshiek County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Brooklyn - (IA) and City of Montezuma - (IA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Poweshiek County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/poweshiek-county
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- October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Poweshiek County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/poweshiek-county
Not counted: no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Brooklyn - (IA) and City of Montezuma - (IA).
Report an outage in Poweshiek 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, Interstate Power and Light Co, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), T I P Rural Electric Coop, Pella Cooperative Elec Assn, City of Brooklyn - (IA) and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
83%of this county's ~10,669 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Brooklyn - (IA), City of Montezuma - (IA). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · county | 1 | 7,465 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,341 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Pella Cooperative Elec Assn | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Brooklyn - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Montezuma - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Pella Cooperative Elec Assn 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 Poweshiek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50112 | 102 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 50171 | 24 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 52211 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 52232 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52222 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52221 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50242 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50157 | ≤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 Poweshiek County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Poweshiek County right now.
Poweshiek County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×17
- Flood Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Poweshiek County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 115 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 114 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 250 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Poweshiek County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Poweshiek Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Poweshiek County went about 5.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,708 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 5.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,708 customers out) · decade average 15.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 256 | 1,107 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 313 | 3,667 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 316 | 3,619 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 336 | 2,983 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 416 | 1,015 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 450 | 6,708 | 139.9 |
| 2021 | 381 | 2,518 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 354 | 1,950 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 377 | 1,227 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 460 | 2,393 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 406 | 4,717 | 5.7 |
Cost of power in Poweshiek County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Poweshiek 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
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 high winds exposure · 15.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Poweshiek County: FAQ
- How often does Poweshiek County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Poweshiek County, IA logged 406 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Poweshiek County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,708 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 11d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Poweshiek County, IA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Poweshiek County, IA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Brooklyn - (IA) and City of Montezuma - (IA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Poweshiek County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Poweshiek County.
50112, 50157, 50171, 50242, 52211, 52221, 52222, 52232
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 Poweshiek 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 | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Pella Cooperative Elec Assn | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Brooklyn - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Montezuma - (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/19157 and /api/v1/counties/19157/history. Live data as of .