Power Outages in Wright County, IA
Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), 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 Boone Valley Electric Coop, Cass Electric Coop and City of Woolstock - (IA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.7 hours.
Wright County, IA is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wright County, IA". https://massoutage.com/iowa/wright-county
Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Midland Power Coop and Prairie Energy Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Boone Valley Electric Coop, Cass Electric Coop and City of Woolstock - (IA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,662 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Boone Valley Electric Coop, Cass Electric Coop, City of Woolstock - (IA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA) | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boone Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cass Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Woolstock - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wright 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50525 | 48 | 0 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 50533 | 46 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 50421 | 38 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 50071 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50599 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50577 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50542 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50470 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 50101 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Wright County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wright County right now.
Wright 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 ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Wright County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 506 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,177 customers out (21% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wright County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wright County went about 11.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,538 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 11.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,538 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 110 | 479 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 183 | 2,588 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | 208 | 1,918 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 243 | 2,394 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 233 | 2,306 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 270 | 163 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 297 | 5,538 | 17.4 |
| 2022 | 279 | 1,779 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 289 | 1,421 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 263 | 2,110 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 278 | 3,042 | 11.7 |
Cost of power in Wright County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wright 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 5.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Wright County: FAQ
- How often does Wright County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wright County, IA logged 278 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wright County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,538 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 2d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Wright County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wright County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wright County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, Prairie Energy Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wright County.
50071, 50101, 50421, 50470, 50525, 50533, 50542, 50599
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 | - |
| Midland Power Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Prairie Energy Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Boone Valley Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Cass Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Woolstock - (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/19197 and /api/v1/counties/19197/history.