Power Outages in Clearwater County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co, Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn and Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc in Clearwater County, MN. There is no live feed for Bagley Public Utilities Comm, Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc and Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Clearwater County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/clearwater-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clearwater County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/clearwater-county
No active outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co, Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn and Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc in Clearwater County.
No live feed for Bagley Public Utilities Comm, Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc and Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
14%of this county's ~5,307 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bagley Public Utilities Comm, Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc, Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 694 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 56 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn | Live · county | 0 | 18 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bagley Public Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Otter Tail Power Co, Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn and Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc 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 Clearwater 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56621 | 53 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 56676 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 56634 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 56652 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56644 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Clearwater County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Clearwater County right now.
Clearwater County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 5, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Clearwater County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clearwater County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 464 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 106 customers out) · decade average 0.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 61 | 96 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 464 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 18 | 198 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 106 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Clearwater County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clearwater 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.
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc15.5¢20,929 cust
- Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc14.7¢14,001 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 Low wildfire exposure · 0.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Clearwater County: FAQ
- How often does Clearwater County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clearwater County, MN logged 40 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clearwater County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 464 customers without power, beginning April 30, 2020 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Clearwater County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clearwater County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clearwater County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Otter Tail Power Co, Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clearwater County.
56621, 56634, 56644, 56652, 56671, 56676
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 | - |
| Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Bagley Public Utilities Comm | - | 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/27029 and /api/v1/counties/27029/history.