Power Outages in Wapello County, IA
Access Energy Coop, Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc 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). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Wapello County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wapello County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/wapello-county
Access Energy Coop, Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc and T I P Rural Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~22,300 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light). 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, Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc, T I P Rural Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Energy Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wapello 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52501 | 294 | ≤11 | 246 | ≤11 |
| 52553 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 52554 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 52530 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 52566 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52548 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52536 | ≤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 Wapello County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wapello County right now.
Wapello County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Wapello County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 575 customers out (2.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wapello County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wapello County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,921 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,487 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 383 | 3,108 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 448 | 5,582 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 444 | 2,837 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 475 | 6,921 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 508 | 6,713 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 654 | 3,026 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 584 | 4,365 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 635 | 3,302 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 579 | 5,742 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 700 | 3,487 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 602 | 2,593 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Wapello County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wapello 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
- 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 · 1.9 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 Wapello County: FAQ
- How often does Wapello County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wapello County, IA logged 602 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wapello County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,921 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2018 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Wapello County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wapello County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wapello County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wapello County.
52501, 52530, 52536, 52548, 52553, 52554, 52566
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Access Energy Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Iowa Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/19179 and /api/v1/counties/19179/history.