Power Outages in Clay County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 04:20 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Clay County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Barnesville - (MN), City of Moorhead - (MN), Hawley Public Utilities Comm and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Clay County, MN is served by 9 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/clay-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clay County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/clay-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Barnesville - (MN), City of Moorhead - (MN), Hawley Public Utilities Comm and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
6.9%of this county's ~33,076 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Barnesville - (MN), City of Moorhead - (MN), Hawley Public Utilities Comm, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 3 | 1,430 | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 463 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | Live · county | 0 | 395 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Barnesville - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Moorhead - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawley Public Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) 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 Clay 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56560 | 266 | ≤11 | 165 | ≤11 |
| 56529 | 44 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 56549 | 42 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 56514 | 42 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 56547 | 19 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 56585 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56580 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56552 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56546 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56536 | ≤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 Clay County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Clay County right now.
Clay County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Clay 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 Clay Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clay County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,436 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 2,599 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71 | 746 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 75 | 2,958 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 103 | 2,511 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 122 | 2,599 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 128 | 2,562 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 115 | 2,591 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 142 | 3,126 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 136 | 3,018 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 157 | 6,436 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 156 | 582 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 282 | 822 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Clay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clay 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
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)13.6¢27,496 cust
- City of Moorhead - (MN)11.5¢18,556 cust
- Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc14.7¢14,001 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 winter weather exposure · 0.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Clay County: FAQ
- How often does Clay County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clay County, MN logged 282 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clay County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,436 customers without power, beginning May 23, 2023 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Clay County, MN right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Clay County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co, Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn, Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc.
Moorhead. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Clay County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clay County.
56514, 56525, 56529, 56536, 56546, 56547, 56549, 56552, 56560, 56562, 56563, 56580, 56585
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 | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | 3.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Moorhead - (MN) | 0.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| Hawley Public Utilities Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Barnesville - (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/27027 and /api/v1/counties/27027/history. Live data as of .