Power Out Map

Municipal utility · · IA

City of Ames

In 2025, the average City of Ames customer in Iowa was without power for 21 minutes (21 min), 78% less than the median Iowa utility.

Outage minutes per customer 21min 2025, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 21min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 0.39 SAIFI, 2025
Residential price 12.1¢/kWh 2025 · Iowa median 13.8¢

Reliability

Minutes in the dark, year by year

Average minutes without power per customer in Iowa (SAIDI), with and without major event days, against the median Iowa utility.

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 21 No major storms 21 IA median 94

Price

Residential cents per kWh

Revenue from full-service residential customers divided by their sales, as reported to the EIA.

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 20182019202020212022202320242025 City of Ames 12.1 IA median 13.8

Territory

Counties served

Counties where City of Ames reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

Iowa

Story

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2018–2025. Reliability uses the IEEE 1366 standard where the utility reports it. Residential customers in 2025: 25,123.