Power Outages in Clay County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Clay County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Clay County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Clay County.
No active NWS alerts for Clay County right now.
Clay County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×10
- Heat Advisory ×9
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Extreme Heat Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Clay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Moorheadno active outage
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.
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 |
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clay County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clay County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILD RICE ELECTRIC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| RED RIVER VALLEY COOP PWR ASSN | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27027 and /api/v1/counties/27027/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).