Power Outages in Dakota County, MN
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Dakota County, MN across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Dakota County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Dakota County right now.
Dakota County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Extreme Heat Warning on July 17, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Air Quality Alert ×7
- Heat Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Dakota 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 Dakota Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dakota County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,324 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 21,324 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 494 | 5,316 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 527 | 4,998 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 576 | 7,239 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 618 | 8,828 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 642 | 5,625 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 579 | 6,216 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 602 | 15,619 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 515 | 20,538 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 674 | 21,324 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 677 | 7,421 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 622 | 11,695 | 1.9 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 2.4% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Very High high winds exposure · 1.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dakota County: FAQ
- How often does Dakota County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dakota County, MN logged 622 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dakota County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,324 customers without power, beginning April 1, 2023 and lasting about 5d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Dakota County, MN right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Dakota County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, MINNESOTA VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP.
Lakeville, Eagan, Burnsville, Apple Valley. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Dakota County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dakota County.
55024, 55031, 55033, 55044, 55065, 55068, 55075, 55076, 55077, 55085, 55118, 55120, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55124, 55150, 55306, 55337
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNESOTA VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27037 and /api/v1/counties/27037/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers). Live data as of .