Power Outages in Cass County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Cass County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.9 hours.
Cass County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Cass County.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Cass County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×9
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Fire Weather Watch ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Cass County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 526 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Cass County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cass County went about 9.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,111 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 14,111 customers out) · decade average 11.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 672 | 4,593 | 7.3 |
| 2016 | 619 | 14,111 | 41.8 |
| 2017 | 586 | 3,421 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 714 | 1,998 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 613 | 1,767 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 626 | 5,171 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 654 | 1,971 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 675 | 8,131 | 27.3 |
| 2023 | 678 | 1,809 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 695 | 6,018 | 7.8 |
| 2025 | 643 | 7,469 | 9.9 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 11.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cass County: FAQ
- How often does Cass County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cass County, MN logged 643 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cass County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,111 customers without power, beginning July 21, 2016 and lasting about 7d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Cass County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cass County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cass County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include BELTRAMI ELECTRIC COOP, INC, LAKE COUNTRY POWER.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cass County.
56435, 56452, 56466, 56472, 56473, 56474, 56484, 56626, 56633, 56641, 56655, 56662, 56672
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE COUNTRY POWER | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BELTRAMI ELECTRIC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27021 and /api/v1/counties/27021/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).