Power Outages in Van Buren County, IA
Access Energy Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Keosauqua Municipal Light & Pwr. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.1 hours.
Van Buren County, IA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Van Buren County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/van-buren-county
Access Energy Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co and Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Keosauqua Municipal Light & Pwr: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,905 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Keosauqua Municipal Light & Pwr. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Access Energy Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Energy Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keosauqua Municipal Light & Pwr | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Van Buren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52565 | 26 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 52626 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 52620 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52535 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52651 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52588 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52573 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52570 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52551 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52542 | ≤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 Van Buren County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Van Buren County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Van Buren County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Van Buren County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,713 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 4.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 1,638 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89 | 487 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 109 | 288 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 143 | 479 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 162 | 1,115 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 182 | 1,405 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 267 | 672 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 229 | 733 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 176 | 384 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 178 | 1,638 | 9.4 |
| 2024 | 216 | 1,641 | 6.3 |
| 2025 | 245 | 1,713 | 4.1 |
Cost of power in Van Buren County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Van Buren 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
- Access Energy Coop14.8¢8,890 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 4.7 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 Van Buren County: FAQ
- How often does Van Buren County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Van Buren County, IA logged 245 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Van Buren County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,713 customers without power, beginning March 15, 2025 and lasting about 6h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Van Buren County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Van Buren County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Van Buren County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Access Energy Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Interstate Power and Light Co, Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Van Buren County.
52535, 52542, 52551, 52565, 52570, 52573, 52588, 52620, 52651
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Access Energy Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Keosauqua Municipal Light & Pwr | - | 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/19177 and /api/v1/counties/19177/history.