Power outages in Mediapolis, IA
Live outages for Mediapolis and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Mediapolis has 1,660 residents.
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MediapolisDes Moines County
Outage history in Des Moines County, which includes Mediapolis
2014–2025 recordDes 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)
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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.1.7 dayslongest on record (June 2015)
7,944most 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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| August 28, 2024 | 7,944 | 29 hours | 91,581 |
| August 10, 2020 | 6,658 | 7.5 hours | 7,460 |
| June 21, 2015 | 6,275 | 1.7 days | 57,442 |
| June 11, 2021 | 4,966 | 5 hours | 8,247 |
| March 31, 2023 | 4,732 | 26 hours | 24,141 |
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.