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Power outage history

Minnesota

2.7hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 44th of 51.

Largest outage on record Thunderstorms, August 27, 2024 155,534 customers out · 6% of the state
Electricity customers 2,759,857 Across 87 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2022 3.9 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where Minnesota goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Pipestone10 h
  2. 2Aitkin10 h
  3. 3Cass8.6 h
  4. 4Mahnomen7.7 h
  5. 5Itasca7.6 h
  6. 6Lake7.3 h
  7. 7Pine7.2 h
  8. 8Beltrami6.9 h
  9. 9Norman6.7 h
  10. 10Grant5.0 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Nicollet0.8 h
  2. 2Clay0.8 h
  3. 3McLeod0.8 h
  4. 4Becker1.1 h
  5. 5Scott1.2 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 2 4 6 8 ’15 ’16 ’17 1.9 ’18 1.6 ’19 2.1 ’20 2.0 ’21 3.9 ’22 2.8 ’23 3.9 ’24 3.6 ’25 US 6.6

The record

Minnesota's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Aug 26, 2024 Thunderstorms 155,534 5.6%
Jul 28, 2025 Thunderstorms 141,752 5.1%
Jul 14, 2024 Thunderstorms 119,427 4.3%
Jun 24, 2023 Windstorm 111,616 4.0%
Jun 11, 2017 Thunderstorms 98,463 3.6%
Apr 1, 2023 Winter storm 85,496 3.1%
May 11, 2022 Thunderstorms 85,170 3.1%
May 30, 2022 Thunderstorms 80,368 2.9%
Jul 27, 2025 Thunderstorms 80,256 2.9%
Jul 21, 2016 Thunderstorms 79,850 2.9%
Aug 3, 2022 Thunderstorms 78,885 2.9%
Jul 19, 2023 Thunderstorms 78,284 2.8%

Every county

All 87 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Pipestone 10 42 4,666
Aitkin 10 20 11,677
Cass 8.6 12 23,771
Mahnomen 7.7 2 4,068
Itasca 7.6 14 22,613
Lake 7.3 17 5,952
Pine 7.2 28 16,386
Beltrami 6.9 25 29,065
Norman 6.7 19 1,952
Grant 5.0 21 3,371
Washington 4.9 15 109,959
Murray 4.7 13 5,226
Carlton 4.6 6 22,459
Otter Tail 4.5 9 43,936
Goodhue 4.3 29 13,457
St. Louis 4.1 0 127,172
Crow Wing 4.0 4 48,618
Dodge 3.9 23 6,199
Wabasha 3.8 18 10,731
Chisago 3.8 23 23,550
Morrison 3.8 23 19,525
Le Sueur 3.5 19 11,683
Pope 3.3 17 5,930
Freeborn 3.3 5 16,219
Yellow Medicine 3.3 35 4,318

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in Minnesota

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota Investor Owned 226 115 17.1 1.2M
Connexus Energy Cooperative 54 38 14.1 136k
ALLETE, Inc. Investor Owned 143 102 15.9 127k
Dakota Electric Association Cooperative 29 21 15.6 109k
East Central Energy Cooperative 97 82 17.6 56k
Rochester Public Utilities Municipal 33 24 18.6 56k
Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn Cooperative 45 29 15.0 55k
Otter Tail Power Co Investor Owned 557 136 11.3 50k
Lake Country Power Cooperative 415 141 18.3 47k
Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp Cooperative 130 62 14.3 45k
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop Cooperative 87 50 14.4 44k
Lake Region Electric Cooperative Cooperative 227 121 13.6 27k
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn Cooperative 107 97 14.1 26k
People's Cooperative Services Cooperative 99 45 17.2 22k
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc Cooperative – – 15.5 21k