Power Outages in Itasca County, MN
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Itasca County, MN across 1 reported incident. ALLETE, Inc., Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc and Lake Country Power publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Nashwauk - (MN), Grand Rapids Public Util Comm and Keewatin Public Utilities, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.3 hours.
Itasca County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/itasca-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Itasca County, MN", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/itasca-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Nashwauk - (MN), Grand Rapids Public Util Comm and Keewatin Public Utilities.
0.0%of this county's ~23,678 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Nashwauk - (MN), Grand Rapids Public Util Comm, Keewatin Public Utilities. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: North Itasca Electric Coop Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: ALLETE, Inc., Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc, Lake Country Power.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Country Power | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Itasca Electric Coop Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Nashwauk - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Rapids Public Util Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keewatin Public Utilities | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Itasca 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 (21)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55744 | 257 | ≤11 | 184 | ≤11 |
| 56636 | 53 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 55709 | 41 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 55721 | 39 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 55769 | 38 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 55775 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 56628 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55753 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 56688 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56681 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56680 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56661 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56657 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56639 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56637 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55793 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55786 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55764 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55742 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55722 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55716 | ≤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 Itasca County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Itasca County right now.
Itasca County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×9
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Itasca County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6d 9h
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,116 customers out (4.9% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 424 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Itasca County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Itasca Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Itasca County went about 9.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,982 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 9.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 7,071 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 425 | 2,111 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 567 | 7,071 | 22.8 |
| 2017 | 576 | 4,102 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 503 | 2,168 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 515 | 4,218 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 563 | 3,571 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 635 | 4,578 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 694 | 7,982 | 22.8 |
| 2023 | 616 | 2,267 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 635 | 2,157 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 602 | 5,611 | 9.3 |
Cost of power in Itasca County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Itasca 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.
- ALLETE, Inc.15.9¢126,520 cust
- Lake Country Power18.3¢47,386 cust
- Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc15.5¢20,929 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 High high winds exposure · 8.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Itasca County: FAQ
- How often does Itasca County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Itasca County, MN logged 602 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Itasca County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,982 customers without power, beginning May 30, 2022 and lasting about 3d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Itasca County, MN right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Itasca County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., Lake Country Power, North Itasca Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Itasca County.
55709, 55716, 55721, 55722, 55742, 55744, 55753, 55764, 55769, 55775, 55781, 55784, 55786, 55793, 56628, 56636, 56637, 56639, 56657, 56659, 56680, 56681, 56688
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lake Country Power | 6.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| North Itasca Electric Coop Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| Grand Rapids Public Util Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| Keewatin Public Utilities | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Nashwauk - (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/27061 and /api/v1/counties/27061/history. Live data as of .