Power Outages in Kanabec County, MN
Is there a power outage in Kanabec County, MN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:20 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Kanabec County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Mora - (MN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Kanabec County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/kanabec-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:20 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kanabec County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/kanabec-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Mora - (MN).
Report an outage in Kanabec County, MN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for East Central Energy and City of Mora - (MN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~7,139 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Mora - (MN). 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 | 1 | 7,371 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Mora - (MN) | 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 Kanabec 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55051 | 128 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 55006 | 39 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 56358 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 55007 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 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 Kanabec County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kanabec County right now.
Kanabec County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Kanabec 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 Kanabec Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kanabec County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,678 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,607 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27 | 221 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 452 | 1,086 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 366 | 2,607 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 354 | 2,678 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 419 | 1,128 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 428 | 1,607 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 394 | 1,077 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Kanabec County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kanabec 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.
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kanabec County: FAQ
- How often does Kanabec County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kanabec County, MN logged 394 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kanabec County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,678 customers without power, beginning December 30, 2022 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Kanabec County, MN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:20 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Kanabec County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Mora - (MN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Kanabec County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include East Central Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kanabec County.
55006, 55007, 55051, 56358
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Kanabec County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Minnesota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Mora - (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/27065 and /api/v1/counties/27065/history. Live data as of .