Power Outages in Dodge County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Dodge County, MN. Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn and Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) and City of Kasson. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Dodge County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/dodge-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dodge County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/dodge-county
No active outages are reported by People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Dodge County.
Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn and Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) and City of Kasson: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
18%of this county's ~7,878 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Blooming Prairie - (MN), City of Kasson. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Cooperative Services | Live · county | 0 | 1,337 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 64 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Kasson | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative 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 Dodge 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55944 | 74 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 55927 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 55940 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 55955 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 55985 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 55924 | ≤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 Dodge County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dodge County right now.
Dodge County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Dodge County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dodge County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,852 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 3,059 customers out) · decade average 3.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75 | 139 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 81 | 709 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 109 | 2,562 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 169 | 750 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 152 | 3,059 | 12.9 |
| 2020 | 290 | 906 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 253 | 3,852 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 212 | 969 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 245 | 1,523 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 285 | 1,222 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 254 | 1,366 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Dodge County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dodge 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
- People's Cooperative Services17.2¢21,741 cust
- Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative15.3¢17,664 cust
- Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric16.5¢10,788 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 high winds exposure · 3.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dodge County: FAQ
- How often does Dodge County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dodge County, MN logged 254 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dodge County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,852 customers without power, beginning December 16, 2021 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Dodge County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dodge County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dodge County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, People's Cooperative Services.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dodge County.
55924, 55927, 55940, 55944, 55955, 55985
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | 1.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| People's Cooperative Services | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Kasson | - | 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/27039 and /api/v1/counties/27039/history.