Power Outages in Becker County, MN
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Becker County, MN across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Becker County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Becker County right now.
Becker County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×10
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Extreme Heat Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Becker 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 Becker Countyisn't available yet.
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?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- 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). Live data as of .