Power outages in Butler County, IA
Live outage counts for Parkersburg, Shell Rock and Clarksville and the rest of Butler County, updated every 10 minutes from MidAmerican Energy.
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No live outage data for Butler County yet.
Interstate Power and Light Cono live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Cedar Falls Utilitiesno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA)no live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Aplingtonno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA)no live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineMidAmerican Energy publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outage history in Butler County
2014–2025 recordButler County averaged 15.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Iowa counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 12. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 31 hours, starting July 29, 2025.
The largest on record began July 29, 2025, with 3,840 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in June.
15.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.31 hourslongest on record (July 2025)
3,840most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| July 29, 2025 | 3,840 | 31 hours | 51,493 |
| May 21, 2024 | 3,026 | 13 hours | 13,652 |
| May 24, 2024 | 2,464 | 7 hours | 6,197 |
| September 22, 2016 | 2,279 | 18 hours | 5,085 |
| May 17, 2017 | 2,237 | 30 hours | 19,245 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- MidAmerican Energy: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.
Cities in Butler County
Nearby counties
Utilities
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- Interstate Power and Light Co no live feed
- Cedar Falls Utilities no live feed
- Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA) no live feed
- City of Aplington no live feed
- Franklin Rural Electric Coop - (IA) no live feed
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