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Power Outages in Hennepin County, MN

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hennepin County, MN across 1 reported incident. Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Anoka, City of Elk River and Connexus Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.

Hennepin County, MN is served by 6 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

1 customers without power

Across 1 reported incident.

Utility ETR: October 15, 2026 07:15 UTC (utility's estimate)

Not counted: no live feed for City of Anoka, City of Elk River and Connexus Energy.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Hennepin County

0.0%of this county's ~616,901 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: City of Anoka, City of Elk River, Connexus Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Minnesota Valley Electric CoopLive · total onlynot by county------
Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaLive · total onlynot by county------
Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec AssnLive · total onlynot by county------
City of AnokaNo live feedcan't see------
City of Elk RiverNo live feedcan't see------
Connexus EnergyNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Hennepin 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.

Power-dependent
7,429
Oxygen service
684
Dialysis (facility)
928
Home health / hospice
1,393
By ZIP code (65)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
55369308≤11197≤11
55428226≤11135≤11
55343197≤11120≤11
55422194≤11117≤11
55406190≤111100
55429188≤11121≤11
55423187≤11107≤11
55443185≤11107≤11
55311172≤11109≤11
55420170≤11111≤11
55418170≤11111≤11
55411164≤1189≤11
55431154≤1185≤11
55416150≤1182≤11
55316150≤1188≤11
55305147≤11960
55430142≤11880
55345142≤1185≤11
55412138≤1184≤11
55435137≤1174≤11
55407134≤1177≤11
55441130≤1168≤11
55437129≤1173≤11
55404129≤11700
55438125≤1161≤11
55426118≤1177≤11
55427114≤1173≤11
55344112≤1165≤11
55446110≤1158≤11
55419108≤1160≤11
55447105≤1163≤11
55391104≤1160≤11
55331102≤1159≤11
5534796≤1150≤11
5537489≤11600
5543688≤1139≤11
5541788≤1149≤11
5544586≤1142≤11
5536484≤1148≤11
5540878≤11370
5534677≤1145≤11
5540373≤11460
5544471≤1143≤11
5544265≤11390
5541462≤1126≤11
5537361≤1145≤11
5541360037≤11
5541059≤1128≤11
5542557≤1138≤11
5534054≤11360
5545452≤11220
5540948≤1124≤11
5540548≤1130≤11
5540147≤11230
5542444≤11180
5543936≤1119≤11
5535936≤11200
55327340170
5535633≤11160
55357210140
55415180≤110
55384160140
55375160≤11≤11
55402≤110≤110
55111≤11≤11≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Hennepin County, MN

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Recent NWS alert activity · Hennepin County

Hennepin County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.

  • Freeze Warning ×3
  • Dense Fog Advisory ×2
  • Frost Advisory ×2
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Hennepin County, MN outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 40m

  2. GREW

    Outage grew to 2,294 customers out (0.4% of the county)

  3. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 563 customers out

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,253 customers out (0.4% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 54m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 584 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 30m

Outage trend · Hennepin County, MN
1customers out · peak 340
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Hennepin County, MN: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 340 customers out; latest 1 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0100200300400Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Hennepin County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Hennepin Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Hennepin County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 84,596 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 3.6 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Hennepin County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.9h, 2016 1.2h, 2017 2.5h, 2018 1.9h, 2019 1.5h, 2020 2.7h, 2021 2.1h, 2022 3.6h, 2023 3.5h, 2024 6.6h, 2025 3.6h. Highlighted: 2024.024681.9h20151.2h20162.5h20171.9h20181.5h20192.7h20202.1h20213.6h20223.5h20236.6h20243.6h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 75,672 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201548044,3741.9
201668042,3701.2
201743653,5302.5
201856919,9461.9
201958011,2591.5
202063032,0612.7
202157820,9132.1
202261754,1533.6
202349584,5963.5
202442675,6726.6
202545738,2583.6

Cost of power in Hennepin County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Hennepin 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.

16.7¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 33% since 2015
vs Minnesota avg 17.4¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
June 23, 202384,5968d 21h
July 8, 202475,6728d 23h
August 26, 202471,7558d 18h
May 9, 202254,15327d 14h
June 8, 201753,5309d 22h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Very High high winds exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoVery High
Strong windVery High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Hennepin County: FAQ

How often does Hennepin County, MN lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Hennepin County, MN logged 457 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Hennepin County, MN?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 84,596 customers without power, beginning June 23, 2023 and lasting about 8d 21h.
Is there a power outage in Hennepin County, MN right now?
Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Hennepin County, MN?
Tracked electric providers include Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn.
Nearby counties
Anoka CountyCarver CountyDakota CountyRamsey County
Cities & towns in Hennepin County

Minneapolis, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hennepin County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Hennepin County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hennepin County (showing 40 of 67).

55111, 55305, 55311, 55316, 55327, 55331, 55340, 55343, 55344, 55345, 55346, 55347, 55356, 55357, 55359, 55364, 55369, 55373, 55374, 55375, 55384, 55391, 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55405, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55410, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55414, 55415, 55416, 55417, 55418

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota3.6 hrsLive · total only-
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop1.5 hrsLive · total only-
Connexus Energy0.9 hrsNo live feed-
Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn0.7 hrsLive · total only-
City of Elk River0.3 hrsNo live feed-
City of Anoka0.3 hrsNo 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/27053 and /api/v1/counties/27053/history. Live data as of .