Power Outages in Carlton County, MN
ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy and Lake Country Power publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Moose Lake Water & Light Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Carlton County, MN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/carlton-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carlton County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/carlton-county
ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy and Lake Country Power publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Moose Lake Water & Light Comm: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~22,605 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Moose Lake Water & Light Comm. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Country Power | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moose Lake Water & Light Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carlton 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55720 | 177 | ≤11 | 132 | 0 |
| 55718 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 55707 | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 55733 | 33 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 55767 | 32 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 55798 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55797 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55780 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55757 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55749 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55726 | ≤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 Carlton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Carlton County right now.
Carlton County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×11
- Frost Advisory ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Carlton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carlton County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,550 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 4.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 7,550 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 263 | 1,147 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 310 | 3,592 | 8.1 |
| 2017 | 339 | 1,541 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 334 | 1,160 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 372 | 2,461 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 570 | 4,706 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 597 | 3,244 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 595 | 7,550 | 13.3 |
| 2023 | 614 | 1,951 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 667 | 1,662 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 630 | 5,728 | 4.0 |
Cost of power in Carlton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carlton 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.
- ALLETE, Inc.15.9¢126,520 cust
- East Central Energy17.6¢55,839 cust
- Lake Country Power18.3¢47,386 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 Low ice storms exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Carlton County: FAQ
- How often does Carlton County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carlton County, MN logged 630 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carlton County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,550 customers without power, beginning December 14, 2022 and lasting about 5d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Carlton County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carlton County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carlton County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carlton County.
55707, 55718, 55720, 55726, 55733, 55749, 55757, 55767, 55780, 55797, 55798
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lake Country Power | 6.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Moose Lake Water & Light Comm | - | 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/27017 and /api/v1/counties/27017/history.