Power Outages in Tama County, IA
Consumers Energy Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Grundy County Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and T I P Rural Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Dysart - (IA) and City of Traer - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
Tama County, IA is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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Consumers Energy Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Grundy County Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and T I P Rural Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Dysart - (IA) and City of Traer - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,455 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Dysart - (IA), City of Traer - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Consumers Energy Coop - (IA), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Grundy County Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Energy Coop - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grundy County Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dysart - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Traer - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Tama 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52342 | 45 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 52339 | 44 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 50675 | 23 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52224 | 21 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50635 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 52348 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52225 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52217 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52215 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50652 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50632 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50173 | ≤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 Tama County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Tama County right now.
Tama County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×15
- Flood Warning ×9
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Tama County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 533 customers out (6.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tama County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tama County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,848 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,848 customers out) · decade average 12.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 149 | 1,471 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 210 | 1,533 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 228 | 2,398 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 282 | 2,099 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 293 | 1,351 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 337 | 6,848 | 110.0 |
| 2021 | 353 | 3,296 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 302 | 3,236 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 258 | 799 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 332 | 4,503 | 7.0 |
| 2025 | 343 | 1,403 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Tama County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tama 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
- East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop13.1¢7,417 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 high winds exposure · 12.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Tama County: FAQ
- How often does Tama County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tama County, IA logged 343 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tama County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,848 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 14d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Tama County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Tama County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Tama County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Grundy County Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tama County.
50173, 50612, 50632, 50635, 50652, 50675, 52215, 52217, 52225, 52339, 52342, 52348
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Consumers Energy Coop - (IA) | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Grundy County Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Traer - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Dysart - (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/19171 and /api/v1/counties/19171/history.