Power Outages in Brown County, MN
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn, New Ulm Public Utilities Comm, Redwood Electric Coop, Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm, South Central Electric Assn and Springfield Public Utils Comm - (MN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Brown County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/brown-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Brown County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/brown-county
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn, New Ulm Public Utilities Comm, Redwood Electric Coop, Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm, South Central Electric Assn and Springfield Public Utils Comm - (MN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,049 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Brown County Rural Elec Assn, New Ulm Public Utilities Comm, Redwood Electric Coop, Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm, South Central Electric Assn, Springfield Public Utils Comm - (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Ulm Public Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Redwood Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Central Electric Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Springfield Public Utils Comm - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Brown 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56073 | 211 | ≤11 | 150 | 0 |
| 56085 | 55 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 56087 | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 56041 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56019 | ≤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 Brown County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Brown County right now.
Brown County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Brown County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brown County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 315 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 161 customers out) · decade average 0.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 315 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 108 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 9 | 108 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 161 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 14 | 43 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 146 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 33 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 108 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 108 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Brown County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Brown 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
- South Central Electric Assn15.5¢4,657 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 · 0.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Brown County: FAQ
- How often does Brown County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brown County, MN logged 6 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brown County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 315 customers without power, beginning June 22, 2015 and lasting about 22h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Brown County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Brown County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Brown County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brown County.
56019, 56030, 56041, 56073, 56085, 56087
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 | - |
| South Central Electric Assn | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| Redwood Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| New Ulm Public Utilities Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| Springfield Public Utils Comm - (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/27015 and /api/v1/counties/27015/history.