Power Outages in Blue Earth County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Blue Earth County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Blue Earth County, MN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Blue Earth County.
No active NWS alerts for Blue Earth County right now.
Blue Earth County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Extreme Heat Warning ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Blue Earth County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Mankatono active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Blue Earth County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,374 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 8,688 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 224 | 1,742 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 238 | 4,498 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 256 | 2,212 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 293 | 2,637 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 318 | 2,481 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 346 | 3,099 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 307 | 1,777 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 345 | 5,847 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 365 | 10,374 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 415 | 2,966 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 552 | 8,688 | 2.5 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 1.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Blue Earth County: FAQ
- How often does Blue Earth County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Blue Earth County, MN logged 552 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Blue Earth County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,374 customers without power, beginning July 28, 2023 and lasting about 20h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Blue Earth County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Blue Earth County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Blue Earth County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include BENCO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.
Mankato. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Blue Earth County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Blue Earth County.
56001, 56010, 56024, 56034, 56037, 56055, 56063, 56065, 56068, 56078, 56080, 56090
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENCO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27013 and /api/v1/counties/27013/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).