Power Outages in Iowa County, WI
Wisconsin Power & Light Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Village of Black Earth - (WI) and Village of Muscoda - (WI). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Iowa County, WI is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/iowa-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Iowa County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/iowa-county
Wisconsin Power & Light Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Village of Black Earth - (WI) and Village of Muscoda - (WI): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,165 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Village of Black Earth - (WI), Village of Muscoda - (WI). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Black Earth - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Muscoda - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Iowa 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53533 | 82 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 53565 | 42 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 53503 | 26 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 53507 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 53506 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53543 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 53553 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53582 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53580 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53544 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53526 | ≤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 Iowa County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Iowa County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Iowa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Iowa County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,293 customers.
The US EIA reports Wisconsin utilities averaged 4.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 3,211 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 596 | 1,113 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 63 | 559 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 302 | 3,211 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 484 | 5,293 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 548 | 3,809 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 579 | 2,748 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 598 | 2,304 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 600 | 3,018 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 547 | 2,981 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Iowa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Iowa 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.
- Wisconsin Power & Light Co18.5¢440,746 cust
- Scenic Rivers Energy Coop15.5¢13,655 cust
- Village of Muscoda - (WI)11.4¢934 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 · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Iowa County: FAQ
- How often does Iowa County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Iowa County, WI logged 547 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Iowa County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,293 customers without power, beginning June 26, 2020 and lasting about 6h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Iowa County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Iowa County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Iowa County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Iowa County.
53503, 53506, 53507, 53526, 53533, 53543, 53544, 53553, 53565, 53580, 53582
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Muscoda - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Black Earth - (WI) | - | 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 Wisconsin customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/55049 and /api/v1/counties/55049/history.