Iowa · DOE ODIN
Power outages in Iowa
Updated
71 customers without power in Iowa Reported by 2 utilities in 5 counties; 5 utilities in Iowa publish to ODIN.
Customers without power across Iowa right now, by utility and county, from the utilities that publish to the Department of Energy's outage feed.
- Customers out
- 71 ODIN utilities only
- Utilities reporting outages
- 2
- Counties with outages
- 5
- Utilities publishing to ODIN
- 5
- Most affected city area
- Waterloo, IA 54 out nearby
Power outages in Iowa by utility
Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (Ia) reports the most customers out (59), followed by Midamerican Energy Co (12). Iowa ranks number 10 of 28 states with reported outages right now.
3 other participating utilities (Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc, Heartland Power Coop, Nobles Cooperative Electric) report no outages.
| Utility | Customers out | % of its customers | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (Ia) | 59 | — | 2 |
| Midamerican Energy Co | 12 | — | 3 |
Outages by county in Iowa
| County | Utility | Customers out | Cause | Est. restoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County | Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (Ia) | 54 | Pending Investigation | — |
| Carroll County | Midamerican Energy Co | 9 | — | Sun, 2:45 PM CDT |
| Floyd County | Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (Ia) | 5 | Pending Investigation | — |
| Dallas County | Midamerican Energy Co | 2 | — | Sun, 4:45 PM CDT |
| Scott County | Midamerican Energy Co | 1 | — | Sun, 6:15 PM CDT |
Cities in Iowa with outages nearby
- Power outage Waterloo, IA 54 customers out within 40 km
- Power outage Des Moines 2 customers out within 40 km
- Power outage Ames 2 customers out within 40 km
- Power outage Davenport 1 customers out within 40 km
Iowa utilities that publish to ODIN
5 utilities in Iowa publish live outages to ODIN, serving about 837,670 customers in total (EIA). Utilities not listed here do not report to ODIN; check their own outage maps.
- Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (Ia) cooperative, 5,095 customers
- Allamakee-Clayton El Coop, Inc not available, 9,948 customers
- Heartland Power Coop cooperative, 5,323 customers
- Midamerican Energy Co investor owned, 810,356 customers
- Nobles Cooperative Electric not available, 6,948 customers
Power outages by city in Iowa
Iowa compared with the rest of the US
ODIN utilities report 10,288 customers out nationwide right now, so Iowa accounts for 1% of them. The most affected state is Washington with 6,092 out.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility first, by app, text or phone; your report is what puts your street on the map. Keep fridges and freezers closed (food stays cold for about 4 hours in a fridge and 48 hours in a full freezer), unplug sensitive electronics, never run a generator indoors, and treat any downed line as live.
Coverage and limits
ODIN only includes utilities that choose to publish to it. In Iowa that is 5 utilities; customers of any other utility (city-owned systems, many co-ops and some large investor-owned utilities) can be out of power without appearing here. Check your own utility's outage map to be sure.
Outages are reported per county by each utility and refresh about every 5 minutes. Storms are the most common cause of large outages; planned maintenance shows up as small, scheduled outages.
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Data: DOE / Oak Ridge National Laboratory ODIN (participating utilities), HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (EIA), US Census county Gazetteer.