Power outages in Mills County, IA

Live outage counts for Glenwood, Malvern and Emerson and the rest of Mills County, updated every 10 minutes from MidAmerican Energy.

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Southwest Iowa Rural Elec 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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Outage locations not published
County outlineMidAmerican Energy publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome 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 Mills County

2014–2025 record

Mills County averaged 15 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Iowa counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 13. Half were over within 4 hours; the longest lasted 13 hours, starting March 5, 2025.

The largest on record began January 21, 2018, with 6,702 customers out at once.

15significant 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.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2.4 dayslongest on record (December 2021)
6,702most 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.
January 21, 20186,7026.5 hours27,435
December 15, 20215,3532.4 days66,742
June 17, 20173,77934 hours47,106
June 15, 20222,54011 hours25,690
July 7, 20162,5145.5 hours3,290

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.

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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.

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