Power Outages in Kandiyohi County, MN
Is there a power outage in Kandiyohi County, MN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, about 60 customers are without power in Kandiyohi County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Willmar Municipal Utilities (MN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Kandiyohi County, MN is served by 9 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/kandiyohi-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kandiyohi County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/kandiyohi-county
Not counted: no live feed for Willmar Municipal Utilities (MN).
Report an outage in Kandiyohi 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 Otter Tail Power Co, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Agralite Electric Coop, Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn, Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn, Willmar Municipal Utilities (MN) and 3 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
35%of this county's ~26,439 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Willmar Municipal Utilities (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Agralite Electric Coop, McLeod Cooperative Power Assn, Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandiyohi Power Coop | Live · county | 0 | 8,748 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 60 | 377 | 16% | - | - | - | |
| Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn | Live · county | 0 | 42 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Agralite Electric Coop | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McLeod Cooperative Power Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Willmar Municipal Utilities (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandiyohi Power Coop, Otter Tail Power Co, Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn, Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Kandiyohi County1
Individual outages as listed by Otter Tail Power Co, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | - | - | October 19, 2026 19:04 UTC | Otter Tail Power Co |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kandiyohi 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56201 | 229 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 56273 | 43 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 56288 | 41 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 56209 | 19 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56289 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56282 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56281 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56279 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 56253 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56251 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56216 | ≤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 Kandiyohi County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kandiyohi County right now.
Kandiyohi County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Kandiyohi 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 Kandiyohi Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kandiyohi County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,530 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,552 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 103 | 703 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 91 | 794 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 107 | 1,139 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 102 | 2,669 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 107 | 2,534 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 99 | 801 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 97 | 823 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 123 | 3,552 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 119 | 6,530 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 162 | 803 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 425 | 3,282 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Kandiyohi County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kandiyohi 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
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn14.1¢26,275 cust
- Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn14.0¢8,593 cust
- Willmar Municipal Utilities (MN)13.8¢8,521 cust
- Agralite Electric Coop13.7¢4,348 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 High high winds exposure · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kandiyohi County: FAQ
- How often does Kandiyohi County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kandiyohi County, MN logged 425 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kandiyohi County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,530 customers without power, beginning July 26, 2023 and lasting about 1d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Kandiyohi County, MN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, about 60 customers are without power in Kandiyohi County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Willmar Municipal Utilities (MN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Kandiyohi County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Kandiyohi Power Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kandiyohi County.
56201, 56209, 56216, 56251, 56253, 56273, 56279, 56281, 56282, 56288, 56289
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 Kandiyohi County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Minnesota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Agralite Electric Coop | 4.3 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn | 2.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Willmar Municipal Utilities (MN) | 0.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| McLeod Cooperative Power Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| Kandiyohi Power Coop | - | Live · county | - |
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/27067 and /api/v1/counties/27067/history. Live data as of .