Power Outages in Shelby County, IA
Is there a power outage in Shelby County, IA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Western Iowa Power Coop in Shelby County, IA. There is no live feed for Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA), City of Shelby - (IA), Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Shelby County, IA is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shelby County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/shelby-county
No active outages are reported by Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Western Iowa Power Coop in Shelby County.
No live feed for Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA), City of Shelby - (IA), Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Shelby 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, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Western Iowa Power Coop, Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop, Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA) and 2 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
29%of this county's ~6,773 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA), City of Shelby - (IA), Harlan Municipal Utilities - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishnabotna Valley R E C | Live · county | 0 | 1,989 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Shelby - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Western Iowa Power Coop 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 Shelby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51537 | 70 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 51531 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 51578 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 |
| 51570 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51565 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51562 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51530 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51527 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51447 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51446 | ≤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 Shelby County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Shelby County right now.
Shelby County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flood Watch ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Shelby County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 799 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 231 customers out (3.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Shelby County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,018 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 5.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,046 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35 | 1,017 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 83 | 401 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 94 | 468 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 234 | 927 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 182 | 618 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 223 | 426 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 277 | 638 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 222 | 562 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 242 | 1,540 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 300 | 1,046 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 304 | 2,018 | 5.2 |
Cost of power in Shelby County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shelby 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
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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, IA logged 304 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,018 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, IA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Nishnabotna Valley R E C, Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co and Western Iowa Power Coop in Shelby County, IA. There is no live feed for Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA), City of Shelby - (IA), Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MidAmerican Energy Co, Nishnabotna Valley R E C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
51446, 51447, 51527, 51530, 51531, 51537, 51562, 51565, 51570, 51578
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 Shelby 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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Nishnabotna Valley R E C | - | Live · county | - |
| Harrison County Rrl Elec Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Shelby - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| Harlan Municipal Utilities - (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/19165 and /api/v1/counties/19165/history.