Power Outages in Crow Wing County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Crow Wing County, MN across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Brainerd Public Utilities, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Crow Wing County, MN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/crow-wing-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Crow Wing County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/crow-wing-county
Not counted: no live feed for Brainerd Public Utilities.
6.9%of this county's ~50,781 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Brainerd Public Utilities. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 3,500 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp | Live · county | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Brainerd Public Utilities | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, ALLETE, Inc. and Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp 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 Crow Wing County2
Individual outages as listed by Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, 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 | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Crow Wing 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56401 | 367 | ≤11 | 273 | ≤11 |
| 56425 | 88 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 56441 | 61 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 56468 | 59 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 56442 | 51 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 56455 | 43 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 56444 | 36 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 56465 | 29 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 56449 | 23 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 56447 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56448 | ≤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 Crow Wing County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Crow Wing County right now.
Crow Wing County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Crow Wing County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 969 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Crow Wing County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,167 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 14,167 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 577 | 6,525 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 556 | 6,224 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 444 | 3,464 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 485 | 1,918 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 610 | 2,662 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 607 | 3,591 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 617 | 2,966 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 608 | 14,167 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | 723 | 3,077 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 677 | 5,359 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 645 | 4,562 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Crow Wing County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Crow Wing 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
- Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp14.3¢45,155 cust
- Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative17.5¢14,603 cust
- Brainerd Public Utilities12.1¢7,014 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 · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Crow Wing County: FAQ
- How often does Crow Wing County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Crow Wing County, MN logged 645 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Crow Wing County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,167 customers without power, beginning May 30, 2022 and lasting about 3d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Crow Wing County, MN right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Crow Wing County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Crow Wing County.
56401, 56425, 56441, 56442, 56444, 56447, 56448, 56449, 56450, 56455, 56465, 56468
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Brainerd Public Utilities | 0.4 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/27035 and /api/v1/counties/27035/history. Live data as of .