Power Outages in Blue Earth County, MN
Is there a power outage in Blue Earth County, MN right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, BENCO Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Blue Earth County, MN. Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn, City of Lake Crystal - (MN) and South Central Electric Assn.
Blue Earth County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Blue Earth County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/blue-earth-county
No active outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, BENCO Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Blue Earth County.
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn, City of Lake Crystal - (MN) and South Central Electric Assn: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Blue Earth County, MN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, South Central Electric Assn, Brown County Rural Elec Assn, BENCO Electric Cooperative and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.1%of this county's ~35,172 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Brown County Rural Elec Assn, City of Lake Crystal - (MN), South Central Electric Assn. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 40 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| BENCO Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lake Crystal - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Central Electric Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, BENCO Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Blue Earth 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56001 | 397 | 12 | 276 | ≤11 |
| 56055 | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 56063 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 56065 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 56037 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 56024 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 56090 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56080 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56078 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56068 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56034 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56010 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Blue Earth County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Blue Earth County right now.
Blue Earth County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Blue Earth County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 883 customers out (2.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Blue Earth County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Mankatono outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Blue Earth County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,374 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 10,374 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 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Blue Earth County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Blue Earth 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
- Minnesota Valley Electric Coop14.4¢43,682 cust
- BENCO Electric Cooperative16.1¢18,500 cust
- Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric16.5¢10,788 cust
- South Central Electric Assn15.5¢4,657 cust
- City of Lake Crystal - (MN)20.0¢1,080 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
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 2.4 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?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, BENCO Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Blue Earth County, MN. Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn, City of Lake Crystal - (MN) and South Central Electric Assn.
- Which utilities serve Blue Earth County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include BENCO Electric Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Blue Earth County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Minnesota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | 1.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| South Central Electric Assn | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| BENCO Electric Cooperative | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Lake Crystal - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
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/27013 and /api/v1/counties/27013/history.