Power Outages in Benton County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Benton County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Benton County, MN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Benton County.
No active NWS alerts for Benton County right now.
Benton County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×9
- Air Quality Alert ×7
- Extreme Heat Warning ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Benton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Benton County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,170 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 3,590 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 118 | 3,336 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 111 | 2,465 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 119 | 1,485 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 191 | 3,040 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 237 | 7,170 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 424 | 3,590 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 436 | 1,972 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 497 | 4,677 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 493 | 5,337 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 498 | 5,542 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 512 | 2,191 | 2.3 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Benton County: FAQ
- How often does Benton County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Benton County, MN logged 512 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Benton County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,170 customers without power, beginning September 17, 2019 and lasting about 8h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Benton County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Benton County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Benton County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include EAST CENTRAL ENERGY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Benton County.
56329, 56357, 56367, 56379
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST CENTRAL ENERGY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27009 and /api/v1/counties/27009/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).