Power Outages in Anoka County, MN
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Anoka County, MN across 1 reported incident. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Anoka and Connexus Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Anoka County, MN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/anoka-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Anoka County, MN", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/anoka-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Anoka and Connexus Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~158,819 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Anoka, Connexus Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Anoka | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connexus Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Anoka 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55303 | 474 | 20 | 294 | ≤11 |
| 55433 | 290 | ≤11 | 203 | ≤11 |
| 55304 | 271 | ≤11 | 153 | ≤11 |
| 55434 | 254 | ≤11 | 187 | ≤11 |
| 55432 | 234 | ≤11 | 152 | ≤11 |
| 55449 | 214 | ≤11 | 128 | ≤11 |
| 55448 | 211 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 55421 | 157 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 55025 | 155 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 55014 | 142 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 55011 | 85 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 55092 | 84 | ≤11 | 57 | 0 |
| 55070 | 53 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 55005 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 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 Anoka County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Anoka County right now.
Anoka County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 28, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Anoka County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,894 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 687 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,738 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Anoka County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Anoka Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Anoka County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 32,549 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 14,864 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 491 | 4,092 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 478 | 3,995 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 464 | 4,142 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 586 | 2,394 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 618 | 4,584 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 817 | 9,290 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 865 | 7,996 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 778 | 8,480 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 916 | 32,549 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 861 | 19,537 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 838 | 14,864 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Anoka County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Anoka 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.
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota17.1¢1,243,236 cust
- Connexus Energy14.1¢136,082 cust
- City of Anoka16.2¢11,624 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.
Very High high winds exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Anoka County: FAQ
- How often does Anoka County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Anoka County, MN logged 838 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Anoka County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 32,549 customers without power, beginning July 19, 2023 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Anoka County, MN right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Anoka County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Blaine, Coon Rapids. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Anoka County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Anoka County.
55005, 55011, 55014, 55025, 55070, 55092, 55303, 55304, 55421, 55432, 55433, 55434, 55448, 55449
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Connexus Energy | 0.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Anoka | 0.3 hrs | 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/27003 and /api/v1/counties/27003/history. Live data as of .