Power Outages in Aitkin County, MN
ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power and Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Aitkin Public Utilities Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.1 hours.
Aitkin County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Aitkin County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/aitkin-county
ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power and Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Aitkin Public Utilities Comm: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,317 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Aitkin Public Utilities Comm. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Central Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Country Power | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aitkin Public Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Aitkin Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56431 | 135 | ≤11 | 105 | ≤11 |
| 56342 | 53 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 55760 | 35 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 55748 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 56469 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 56350 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55787 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55785 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55752 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Aitkin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Aitkin County right now.
Aitkin County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Aitkin County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 141 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Aitkin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Aitkin County went about 14.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,820 customers.
The US EIA reports Minnesota utilities averaged 3.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 14.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 3,820 customers out) · decade average 10.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 188 | 3,481 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 268 | 3,820 | 22.8 |
| 2017 | 221 | 766 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 178 | 2,841 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 181 | 1,373 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 310 | 3,722 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 385 | 1,208 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 389 | 3,567 | 21.4 |
| 2023 | 431 | 833 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 426 | 3,696 | 18.3 |
| 2025 | 573 | 3,255 | 14.1 |
Cost of power in Aitkin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Aitkin County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- ALLETE, Inc.15.9¢126,520 cust
- East Central Energy17.6¢55,839 cust
- Lake Country Power18.3¢47,386 cust
- Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative17.5¢14,603 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 10.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Aitkin County: FAQ
- How often does Aitkin County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Aitkin County, MN logged 573 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Aitkin County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,820 customers without power, beginning July 21, 2016 and lasting about 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Aitkin County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Aitkin County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Aitkin County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include East Central Energy, Lake Country Power, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Aitkin County.
55748, 55752, 55760, 55785, 55787, 56342, 56350, 56431, 56469
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lake Country Power | 6.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative | 3.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Aitkin Public Utilities Comm | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27001 and /api/v1/counties/27001/history.