Power Outages in Webster County, IA
Calhoun County Elec Coop Assn, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop and Prairie Energy Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Callender - (IA), City of Dayton - (IA), City of Lehigh - (IA), City of Stratford - (IA) and Gowrie Municipal Utilities - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.2 hours.
Webster County, IA is served by 11 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Webster County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/webster-county
Calhoun County Elec Coop Assn, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop and Prairie Energy Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Callender - (IA), City of Dayton - (IA), City of Lehigh - (IA), City of Stratford - (IA) and Gowrie Municipal Utilities - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~18,208 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Callender - (IA), City of Dayton - (IA), City of Lehigh - (IA), City of Stratford - (IA), Gowrie Municipal Utilities - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Calhoun County Elec Coop Assn, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop, Prairie Energy Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County Elec Coop Assn | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midland Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prairie Energy Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Callender - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dayton - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lehigh - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Stratford - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gowrie Municipal Utilities - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Webster 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50501 | 348 | ≤11 | 289 | ≤11 |
| 50543 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50594 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50569 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50566 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50557 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50544 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50532 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50530 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50524 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50523 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50518 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50516 | ≤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 Webster County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Webster County right now.
Webster County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Webster County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 208 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Webster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Webster County went about 7.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,490 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 7.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 10,470 customers out) · decade average 3.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 178 | 486 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 383 | 11,490 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 393 | 10,470 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 396 | 2,333 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 351 | 962 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 391 | 4,335 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 372 | 3,269 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 456 | 1,319 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 442 | 933 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 427 | 3,134 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 461 | 7,101 | 7.2 |
Cost of power in Webster County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Webster 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
- Midland Power Coop13.7¢12,083 cust
- Prairie Energy Coop14.1¢3,433 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 tornadoes exposure · 3.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Webster County: FAQ
- How often does Webster County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Webster County, IA logged 461 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Webster County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,490 customers without power, beginning July 17, 2016 and lasting about 1d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Webster County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Webster County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Webster County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop, Prairie Energy Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Webster County.
50501, 50516, 50518, 50521, 50523, 50524, 50530, 50532, 50543, 50544, 50557, 50566, 50569, 50594
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 | - |
| Midland Power Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Prairie Energy Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Calhoun County Elec Coop Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Stratford - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lehigh - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| Gowrie Municipal Utilities - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Callender - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Dayton - (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/19187 and /api/v1/counties/19187/history.