Power Outages in Ringgold County, IA
Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Grundy Electric Coop, Inc, United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.5 hours.
Ringgold County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ringgold County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/ringgold-county
Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Grundy Electric Coop, Inc, United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,779 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Grundy Electric Coop, Inc, United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grundy Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ringgold 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50854 | 35 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 50133 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50863 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50860 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50845 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50074 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Ringgold County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ringgold County right now.
Ringgold County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×16
- Tornado Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Ringgold County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ringgold County went about 11.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,080 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 11.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,783 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91 | 405 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 89 | 384 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 95 | 1,228 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 122 | 1,522 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 314 | 2,080 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 215 | 655 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 259 | 936 | 8.7 |
| 2022 | 260 | 506 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 228 | 1,553 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 282 | 1,783 | 12.8 |
| 2025 | 218 | 1,287 | 11.5 |
Cost of power in Ringgold County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ringgold 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.
- 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.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ringgold County: FAQ
- How often does Ringgold County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ringgold County, IA logged 218 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ringgold County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,080 customers without power, beginning May 24, 2019 and lasting about 10h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Ringgold County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ringgold County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ringgold County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ringgold County.
50074, 50133, 50835, 50845, 50854, 50860, 50863
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| Grundy Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | - | Live · total only | - |
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/19159 and /api/v1/counties/19159/history.