Power Outages in Freeborn County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Freeborn County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Freeborn County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Freeborn County.
No active NWS alerts for Freeborn County right now.
Freeborn County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
Hardest-hit cities in Freeborn County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Freeborn County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,278 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,571 customers out) · decade average 0.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 125 | 4,278 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 18 | 283 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 17 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 25 | 477 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 44 | 747 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 37 | 472 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 15 | 681 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 26 | 277 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 28 | 275 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 45 | 274 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 367 | 2,571 | 3.3 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 0.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Freeborn County: FAQ
- How often does Freeborn County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Freeborn County, MN logged 367 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Freeborn County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,278 customers without power, beginning May 4, 2015 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Freeborn County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Freeborn County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Freeborn County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include FREEBORN-MOWER COOP SERVICES, STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Freeborn County.
56007, 56009, 56016, 56020, 56029, 56032, 56035, 56036, 56042, 56043, 56045, 56089
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| FREEBORN-MOWER COOP SERVICES | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27047 and /api/v1/counties/27047/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).