Power Outages in Chisago County, MN
Is there a power outage in Chisago County, MN right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by East Central Energy and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Chisago County, MN. There is no live feed for Connexus Energy.
Chisago County, MN is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/chisago-county
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- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chisago County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/chisago-county
No active outages are reported by East Central Energy and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Chisago County.
No live feed for Connexus Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Chisago County, MN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, East Central Energy and Connexus Energy; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
45%of this county's ~27,282 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Connexus Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | Live · county | 0 | 12,378 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Connexus Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Central Energy and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota 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 Chisago 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55056 | 137 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 55045 | 70 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 55079 | 67 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 55013 | 65 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 55069 | 42 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 55032 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 55084 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 55012 | 20 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55074 | 12 | 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 Chisago County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chisago County right now.
Chisago County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Chisago County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chisago County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,215 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 5,016 customers out) · decade average 3.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 221 | 3,148 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 225 | 3,909 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 245 | 3,686 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 301 | 1,876 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 370 | 3,479 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 582 | 2,480 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 582 | 3,106 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 554 | 5,016 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 633 | 6,776 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 659 | 11,215 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 690 | 3,515 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Chisago County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chisago 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
- Connexus Energy14.1¢136,082 cust
- East Central Energy17.6¢55,839 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 3.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Chisago County: FAQ
- How often does Chisago County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chisago County, MN logged 690 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chisago County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,215 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2024 and lasting about 5d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Chisago County, MN right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by East Central Energy and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Chisago County, MN. There is no live feed for Connexus Energy.
- Which utilities serve Chisago County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chisago County.
55012, 55013, 55032, 55045, 55056, 55069, 55074, 55079, 55084
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Chisago County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Minnesota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Connexus Energy | 0.9 hrs | 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/27025 and /api/v1/counties/27025/history.