Power Outages in Taylor County, IA
Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy 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), City of Lenox - (IA), United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
Taylor County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Taylor County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/taylor-county
Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co and Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Lenox - (IA), 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 ~4,525 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Lenox - (IA), 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: Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lenox - (IA) | 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 Taylor 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50851 | 35 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 50833 | 28 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 51646 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50862 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50848 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50840 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50836 | ≤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 Taylor County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Taylor County right now.
Taylor County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×16
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Taylor 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: 130 customers out (4.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Taylor County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Taylor County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,026 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 9.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,645 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55 | 170 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 117 | 344 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 97 | 165 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 112 | 525 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 224 | 2,026 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 221 | 510 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 186 | 785 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 184 | 334 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 216 | 609 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 250 | 1,654 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 197 | 1,645 | 9.6 |
Cost of power in Taylor County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Taylor 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 causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Taylor County: FAQ
- How often does Taylor County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Taylor County, IA logged 197 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Taylor County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,026 customers without power, beginning May 24, 2019 and lasting about 11h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Taylor County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Taylor County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Taylor County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Taylor County.
50833, 50836, 50840, 50848, 50851, 50862, 51646
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| 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 | - |
| Southwest Iowa Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Lenox - (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/19173 and /api/v1/counties/19173/history.