Power Outages in Kittson County, MN
Is there a power outage in Kittson County, MN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Kittson County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for P K M Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Kittson County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/kittson-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kittson County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/kittson-county
Not counted: no live feed for P K M Electric Coop, Inc.
Report an outage in Kittson 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 and P K M Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
65%of this county's ~3,031 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: P K M Electric Coop, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 5 | 1,961 | 0.3% | - | - | - | |
| P K M Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Otter Tail Power Co reportsevery 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 Kittson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | - | - | October 19, 2026 17:09 UTC | Otter Tail Power Co |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kittson 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56728 | 17 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56732 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56735 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56734 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56733 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56731 | ≤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 Kittson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kittson County right now.
Kittson County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Kittson 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 Kittson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kittson County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 941 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 240 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 941 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 240 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 316 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 27 | 600 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 60 | 480 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Kittson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kittson 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.
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 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 ice storms exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kittson County: FAQ
- How often does Kittson County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kittson County, MN logged 60 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kittson County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 941 customers without power, beginning August 9, 2020 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Kittson County, MN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Kittson County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for P K M Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Kittson County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kittson County.
56720, 56728, 56729, 56731, 56732, 56733, 56734, 56735, 56755
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 Kittson 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 | - |
| P K M Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/27069 and /api/v1/counties/27069/history. Live data as of .