Power Outages in Becker County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Becker County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Becker County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Becker County.
No active NWS alerts for Becker County right now.
Becker County has been under 47 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on August 29, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Extreme Heat Warning ×12
- Tornado Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Becker County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 17m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 578 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10h 17m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 508 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,125 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 576 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 2m
Hardest-hit cities in Becker County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Becker County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,054 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,140 customers out) · decade average 0.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 131 | 470 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 176 | 1,506 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 214 | 1,226 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 177 | 3,054 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 177 | 669 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 130 | 1,143 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 132 | 898 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 148 | 1,110 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 167 | 586 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 195 | 2,076 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 448 | 2,140 | 2.9 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 0.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Becker County: FAQ
- How often does Becker County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Becker County, MN logged 448 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Becker County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,054 customers without power, beginning July 23, 2018 and lasting about 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Becker County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Becker County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Becker County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include LAKE REGION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE - (MN), WILD RICE ELECTRIC COOP, INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Becker County.
56501, 56511, 56521, 56544, 56554, 56569, 56570, 56575, 56578, 56591
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILD RICE ELECTRIC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| LAKE REGION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE - (MN) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27005 and /api/v1/counties/27005/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).