Power Outages in Grant County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co, Traverse Electric Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) and Runestone Electric Assn in Grant County, MN. There is no live feed for City of Elbow Lake - (MN) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Grant County, MN is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/grant-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Grant County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/grant-county
No active outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co, Traverse Electric Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) and Runestone Electric Assn in Grant County.
No live feed for City of Elbow Lake - (MN) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
44%of this county's ~4,820 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Elbow Lake - (MN), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,765 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 244 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | Live · county | 0 | 102 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Runestone Electric Assn | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Elbow Lake - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Otter Tail Power Co, Traverse Electric Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) and Runestone Electric Assn 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 Grant 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56531 | 22 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 56309 | 20 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 56248 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56590 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56339 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56311 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 56274 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | ≤11 |
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 Grant County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Grant County right now.
Grant County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Grant County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Grant County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,371 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 5.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 2,041 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 530 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 22 | 23 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 140 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 78 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 49 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,055 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 744 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 22 | 2,041 | 13.4 |
| 2023 | 59 | 507 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 65 | 489 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 197 | 3,371 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Grant County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grant 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.
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)13.6¢27,496 cust
- Runestone Electric Assn14.8¢14,349 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 · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Grant County: FAQ
- How often does Grant County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grant County, MN logged 197 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grant County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,371 customers without power, beginning November 25, 2025 and lasting about 20h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Grant County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Grant County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Grant County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN), Otter Tail Power Co, Runestone Electric Assn, Traverse Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grant County.
56248, 56274, 56309, 56311, 56339, 56531, 56590
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | 3.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Runestone Electric Assn | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Elbow Lake - (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/27051 and /api/v1/counties/27051/history.