Power Outages in Cass County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Cass County, MN across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.9 hours.
Cass County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/cass-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cass County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/cass-county
5.7%of this county's ~24,020 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn | Live · county | 0 | 731 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 633 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Lake Country Power | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Todd-Wadena Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn, Otter Tail Power Co, ALLETE, Inc., Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Lake Country Power and Todd-Wadena Electric Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Cass County3
Individual outages as listed by Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp | |
| 0 | - | - | - | Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | |
| 0 | - | - | - | Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cass 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56472 | 89 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 56474 | 65 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 56633 | 59 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 56484 | 49 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 56435 | 42 | 0 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 56452 | 40 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 56473 | 37 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 56466 | 35 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 56655 | 30 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 56672 | 26 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 56662 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 56641 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 56626 | ≤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 Cass County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cass County right now.
Cass County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
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 3h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 273 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cass 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 Cass Countyisn't available yet.
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.
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 9.9 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Cass County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cass 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
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Lake Country Power18.3¢47,386 cust
- Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp14.3¢45,155 cust
- Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc15.5¢20,929 cust
- Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn13.1¢11,412 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 · 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?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cass County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn, Lake Country Power, Otter Tail Power Co.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lake Country Power | 6.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Todd-Wadena Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/27021 and /api/v1/counties/27021/history. Live data as of .