Power Outages in Isanti County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by East Central Energy in Isanti County, MN. There is no live feed for Connexus Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Isanti County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/isanti-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Isanti County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/isanti-county
No active outages are reported by East Central Energy in Isanti County.
No live feed for Connexus Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
56%of this county's ~20,943 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Connexus Energy. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | Live · county | 0 | 11,791 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Connexus Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Central Energy 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 Isanti 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55008 | 187 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 55040 | 124 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 55080 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 55029 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55017 | ≤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 Isanti County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Isanti County right now.
Isanti County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Isanti County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Isanti County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,884 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,884 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 49 | 132 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 591 | 1,516 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 541 | 2,276 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 521 | 7,720 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 600 | 3,529 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 620 | 7,884 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 598 | 3,099 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Isanti County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Isanti 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.
- Connexus Energy14.1¢136,082 cust
- East Central Energy17.6¢55,839 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 ice storms exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Isanti County: FAQ
- How often does Isanti County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Isanti County, MN logged 598 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Isanti County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,884 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2024 and lasting about 4d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Isanti County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Isanti County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Isanti County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include East Central Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Isanti County.
55008, 55017, 55029, 55040, 55080
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Connexus Energy | 0.9 hrs | 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/27059 and /api/v1/counties/27059/history.