Power Outages in Hennepin County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Hennepin County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Hennepin County, MN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Hennepin County.
No active NWS alerts for Hennepin County right now.
Hennepin County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Extreme Heat Warning on July 17, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Air Quality Alert ×8
- Heat Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Hennepin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Minneapolisno active outage
- Bloomingtonno active outage
- Brooklyn Parkno active outage
- Plymouthno active outage
- Maple Groveno active outage
- Eden Prairieno active outage
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.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 75,672 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 480 | 44,374 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 680 | 42,370 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 436 | 53,530 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 569 | 19,946 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 580 | 11,259 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 630 | 32,061 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 578 | 20,913 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 617 | 54,153 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 495 | 84,596 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 426 | 75,672 | 6.6 |
| 2025 | 457 | 38,258 | 3.6 |
Very High high winds exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hennepin County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hennepin County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include WRIGHT-HENNEPIN COOP ELEC ASSN.
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.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT-HENNEPIN COOP ELEC ASSN | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27053 and /api/v1/counties/27053/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).