Power Outages in Story County, IA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Story County, IA across 1 reported incident. City of Ames - (IA), Consumers Energy Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co and Midland Power Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of State Center - (IA) and City of Story City - (IA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Story County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/iowa/story-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Story County, IA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/story-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of State Center - (IA) and City of Story City - (IA).
0.0%of this county's ~62,994 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of State Center - (IA), City of Story City - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Ames - (IA), Consumers Energy Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, Midland Power Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ames - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Consumers Energy Coop - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midland Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of State Center - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Story City - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Story 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50010 | 157 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 50014 | 80 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 50201 | 70 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 50124 | 28 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 50248 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 50046 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50056 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50278 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50244 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50236 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50154 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50134 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50105 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50055 | ≤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 Story County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Story County right now.
Story County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 3, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×14
- Flood Warning ×11
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Story County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 960 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Story 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 Story Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Story County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,836 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 35,836 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 229 | 1,579 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 278 | 1,134 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 290 | 1,148 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 332 | 1,909 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 461 | 1,902 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 537 | 35,836 | 31.3 |
| 2021 | 546 | 3,778 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 546 | 15,704 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 500 | 6,111 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 544 | 5,278 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 585 | 2,318 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Story County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Story 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
- City of Ames - (IA)12.1¢25,123 cust
- Midland Power Coop13.7¢12,083 cust
- Consumers Energy Coop - (IA)14.9¢7,121 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 High tornadoes exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Story County: FAQ
- How often does Story County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Story County, IA logged 585 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Story County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,836 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 11d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Story County, IA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Story County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Ames - (IA), Consumers Energy Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, Midland Power Coop.
Ames. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Story County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Story County.
50010, 50012, 50013, 50014, 50046, 50055, 50056, 50105, 50124, 50134, 50154, 50201, 50236, 50248, 50278
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Energy Coop - (IA) | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Ames - (IA) | 0.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | Outages only | - |
| Midland Power Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Story City - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of State Center - (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/19169 and /api/v1/counties/19169/history. Live data as of .