Power Outages in Worth County, IA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Heartland Power Coop and Prairie Energy Coop in Worth County, IA. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Grafton Electric - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.6 hours.
Worth County, IA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/iowa/worth-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Worth County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/worth-county
No active outages are reported by Interstate Power and Light Co, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Heartland Power Coop and Prairie Energy Coop in Worth County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Grafton Electric - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
56%of this county's ~6,287 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Grafton Electric - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,538 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Heartland Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Prairie Energy Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grafton Electric - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Heartland Power Coop and Prairie Energy Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Worth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50459 | 38 | 0 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 50456 | 27 | 0 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 50448 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50446 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 50444 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50440 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50434 | ≤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 Worth County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Worth County right now.
Worth County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Worth County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Worth County went about 12.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,289 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 12.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,289 customers out) · decade average 10.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 130 | 802 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 201 | 969 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 141 | 2,289 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 199 | 1,352 | 8.9 |
| 2019 | 189 | 2,289 | 37.3 |
| 2020 | 221 | 1,234 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 261 | 2,289 | 18.7 |
| 2022 | 232 | 649 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 239 | 1,072 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 257 | 1,347 | 7.4 |
| 2025 | 245 | 1,847 | 12.6 |
Cost of power in Worth County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Worth 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
- Heartland Power Coop12.8¢4,357 cust
- Prairie Energy Coop14.1¢3,433 cust
- Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative14.6¢6 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 high winds exposure · 10.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Worth County: FAQ
- How often does Worth County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Worth County, IA logged 245 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Worth County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,289 customers without power, beginning July 19, 2017 and lasting about 1d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Worth County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Worth County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Worth County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Heartland Power Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, Prairie Energy Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Worth County.
50434, 50440, 50444, 50446, 50448, 50456, 50459
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Power Coop | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Prairie Energy Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Grafton Electric - (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/19195 and /api/v1/counties/19195/history.