Power outages in Des Moines County, IA

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Des Moines County yet. Interstate Power and Light Co, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop and Access Energy Coop serve this county.

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Interstate Power and Light Cono live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coopno live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Access Energy Coopno live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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City of Danville - (IA)no live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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New London Municipal Utilities - (IA)no live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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County outline

Outage history in Des Moines County

2014–2025 record

Des Moines County averaged 27 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Iowa counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 10 hours, starting July 12, 2025.

The largest on record began August 28, 2024, with 7,944 customers out at once.

27significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
1.7 dayslongest on record (June 2015)
7,944most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
August 28, 20247,94429 hours91,581
August 10, 20206,6587.5 hours7,460
June 21, 20156,2751.7 days57,442
June 11, 20214,9665 hours8,247
March 31, 20234,73226 hours24,141

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.