Power Outages in Wayne County, IA
Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) and Interstate Power and Light Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Grundy Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
Wayne County, IA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/wayne-county
Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) and Interstate Power and Light Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Grundy Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,969 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Grundy Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grundy Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wayne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50060 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 52590 | 23 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 52583 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50147 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50123 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50052 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50008 | ≤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 Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wayne County right now.
Wayne County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×15
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Wayne County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (4.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 117 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,473 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 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,473 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 114 | 442 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 126 | 597 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 141 | 1,051 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 147 | 501 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 267 | 754 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 187 | 515 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 179 | 1,144 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 201 | 741 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 203 | 486 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 225 | 1,473 | 12.4 |
| 2025 | 217 | 1,291 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne 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
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 Low ice storms exposure · 5.2 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 Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, IA logged 217 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,473 customers without power, beginning June 26, 2024 and lasting about 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Chariton Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
50008, 50052, 50060, 50123, 50147, 50165, 52583, 52590
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 | - |
| Grundy Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Clarke Electric Coop Inc - (IA) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Chariton Valley 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/19185 and /api/v1/counties/19185/history.