Power Outages in Blue Earth County, MN
As of September 2, 2026 19:25 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Blue Earth County, MN across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Blue Earth County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Blue Earth County right now.
Blue Earth County has been under 57 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Extreme Heat Warning ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth Countyisn't available yet.
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?
- Yes — about 8 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Blue Earth County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include BENCO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| 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). Live data as of .