Power Outages in Carver County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn in Carver County, MN. McLeod Cooperative Power Assn has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Chaska - (MN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Carver County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/carver-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carver County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/carver-county
No active outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn in Carver County.
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Chaska - (MN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
21%of this county's ~47,897 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Chaska - (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: McLeod Cooperative Power Assn. 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 | 10,024 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| McLeod Cooperative Power Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Chaska - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn 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 Carver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55318 | 129 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 55317 | 101 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 55387 | 97 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 55360 | 43 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 55388 | 31 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 55386 | 29 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 55315 | 29 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 55368 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 55397 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 55322 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 55367 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55339 | ≤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 Carver County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Carver County right now.
Carver County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Carver County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 53m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 845 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 838 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Carver County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carver County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,060 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 9,060 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 382 | 2,589 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 396 | 2,471 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 436 | 3,766 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 476 | 2,288 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 498 | 2,293 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 508 | 2,998 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 494 | 8,076 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 406 | 2,899 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 576 | 3,402 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 562 | 9,060 | 5.2 |
| 2025 | 481 | 3,449 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Carver County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carver 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
- Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn15.0¢54,582 cust
- Minnesota Valley Electric Coop14.4¢43,682 cust
- City of Chaska - (MN)16.7¢11,194 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 High high winds exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Carver County: FAQ
- How often does Carver County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carver County, MN logged 481 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carver County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,060 customers without power, beginning January 23, 2024 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Carver County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carver County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carver County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include McLeod Cooperative Power Assn, Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carver County.
55315, 55317, 55318, 55322, 55339, 55360, 55367, 55368, 55386, 55387, 55388, 55397
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 · county | - |
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| McLeod Cooperative Power Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Chaska - (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/27019 and /api/v1/counties/27019/history.