Power Outages in Goodhue County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Goodhue County, MN. Dakota Electric Association, 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 Lake City - (MN) and Kenyon Municipal Utilities - (MN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
Goodhue County, MN is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/goodhue-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Goodhue County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/goodhue-county
No active outages are reported by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Goodhue County.
Dakota Electric Association, 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 Lake City - (MN) and Kenyon Municipal Utilities - (MN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~23,777 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lake City - (MN), Kenyon Municipal Utilities - (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Dakota Electric Association, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Electric Association | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 Lake City - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenyon Municipal Utilities - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota reportsevery 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 Goodhue 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55066 | 201 | ≤11 | 154 | ≤11 |
| 55009 | 97 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 55992 | 54 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 55963 | 52 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 55946 | 31 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 55027 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 55983 | 18 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 55089 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55026 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55018 | ≤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 Goodhue County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Goodhue County right now.
Goodhue County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Goodhue County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 23m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 167 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Goodhue County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Goodhue County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,751 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 4.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 6,751 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 239 | 1,567 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 197 | 4,896 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 282 | 2,497 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 328 | 6,751 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 360 | 2,916 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 396 | 4,897 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 342 | 2,755 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 296 | 2,753 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 383 | 4,308 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 319 | 2,229 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 466 | 6,448 | 4.4 |
Cost of power in Goodhue County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Goodhue 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
- Dakota Electric Association15.6¢109,148 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Goodhue County: FAQ
- How often does Goodhue County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Goodhue County, MN logged 466 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Goodhue County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,751 customers without power, beginning March 29, 2018 and lasting about 6h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Goodhue County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Goodhue County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Goodhue County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Dakota Electric Association, Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Goodhue County.
55009, 55018, 55026, 55027, 55066, 55089, 55946, 55963, 55983, 55992
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 | - |
| Dakota Electric Association | 0.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Lake City - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| Kenyon Municipal Utilities - (MN) | - | 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/27049 and /api/v1/counties/27049/history.