Power outages in Scott County, IA
Live outage counts for Davenport, Bettendorf and Eldridge and the rest of Scott County, updated every 10 minutes from MidAmerican Energy.
Right now
Outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.19customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Interstate Power and Light Cono live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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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.Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coopno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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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 Durant - (IA)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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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.Eldridge City Utilitiesno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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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 Scott County
2014–2025 recordScott County averaged 22.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Iowa counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 20. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 20 hours, starting July 11, 2025.
The largest on record began August 10, 2020, with 56,299 customers out at once.
22.3significant 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 hourtypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.6.3 dayslongest on record (August 2020)
56,299most 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 10, 2020 | 56,299 | 6.3 days | 3,525,474 |
| July 16, 2024 | 17,742 | 31 hours | 236,093 |
| October 7, 2016 | 16,306 | 17 hours | 85,348 |
| July 11, 2025 | 16,097 | 20 hours | 130,031 |
| October 29, 2025 | 12,150 | 6 hours | 19,474 |
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 Scott County
Utilities
- MidAmerican Energy
- Interstate Power and Light Co no live feed
- Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop no live feed
- City of Durant - (IA) no live feed
- Eldridge City Utilities no live feed
- City of Long Grove - (IA) no live feed
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