Power Outages in Houston County, MN
MiEnergy Cooperative has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Caledonia - (MN), City of Eitzen - (MN) and City of Spring Grove. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.3 hours.
Houston County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/houston-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Houston County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/houston-county
MiEnergy Cooperative only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Caledonia - (MN), City of Eitzen - (MN) and City of Spring Grove: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,346 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Caledonia - (MN), City of Eitzen - (MN), City of Spring Grove. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: MiEnergy Cooperative. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiEnergy Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Caledonia - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Eitzen - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Spring Grove | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Houston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55947 | 57 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 55921 | 37 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 55943 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 55974 | 22 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 55941 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55931 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55919 | ≤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 Houston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Houston County right now.
Houston County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 29, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×13
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Houston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Houston County went about 0.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,887 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 0.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,871 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40 | 197 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 50 | 620 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 47 | 59 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 67 | 1,436 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 58 | 2,865 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 87 | 2,871 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 67 | 2,871 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 58 | 2,887 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 58 | 2,816 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 67 | 1,568 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 47 | 79 | 0.3 |
Cost of power in Houston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Houston 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
- MiEnergy Cooperative16.9¢15,320 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 · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Houston County: FAQ
- How often does Houston County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Houston County, MN logged 47 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Houston County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,887 customers without power, beginning June 15, 2022 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Houston County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Houston County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Houston County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include MiEnergy Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Houston County.
55919, 55921, 55931, 55941, 55943, 55947, 55974
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 · total only | - |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | 3.0 hrs | Outages only | - |
| City of Caledonia - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Eitzen - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Spring Grove | - | 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/27055 and /api/v1/counties/27055/history.