Power Outages in Benton County, MN
ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Benton County, MN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Benton County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/benton-county
ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~20,466 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Benton 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56379 | 179 | ≤11 | 106 | ≤11 |
| 56329 | 51 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 56367 | 33 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 56357 | ≤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 Benton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Benton County right now.
Benton County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Benton County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 844 customers out (4.3% of the county)
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.
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 2.3 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Benton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Benton 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
- ALLETE, Inc.15.9¢126,520 cust
- East Central Energy17.6¢55,839 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 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 ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/27009 and /api/v1/counties/27009/history.