Power Outages in Koochiching County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by ALLETE, Inc., Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc and Lake Country Power in Koochiching County, MN. North Itasca Electric Coop Inc has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for North Star Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Koochiching County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/koochiching-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Koochiching County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/koochiching-county
No active outages are reported by ALLETE, Inc., Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc and Lake Country Power in Koochiching County.
North Itasca Electric Coop Inc only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for North Star Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,790 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: North Star Electric Coop, Inc. 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Lake Country Power | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| North Itasca Electric Coop Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Star Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ALLETE, Inc., Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc and Lake Country Power reportevery 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 Koochiching 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56649 | 114 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 56653 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 56669 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 56660 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56654 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56627 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55772 | ≤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 Koochiching County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Koochiching County right now.
Koochiching County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 5, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×8
- Freeze Warning ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Koochiching County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Koochiching County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,815 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 2015 (peak 2,195 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 177 | 2,195 | 18.5 |
| 2016 | 196 | 2,124 | 14.0 |
| 2017 | 203 | 1,074 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 225 | 2,082 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 92 | 857 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 119 | 2,210 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 126 | 1,720 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 184 | 667 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 201 | 454 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 181 | 4,815 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 185 | 2,529 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Koochiching County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Koochiching 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 Low winter weather exposure · 4.6 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 Koochiching County: FAQ
- How often does Koochiching County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Koochiching County, MN logged 185 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Koochiching County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,815 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2024 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Koochiching County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Koochiching County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Koochiching 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 Koochiching County.
55772, 56627, 56629, 56649, 56653, 56654, 56658, 56660, 56661, 56668, 56669
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 · county | - |
| Lake Country Power | 6.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| North Star Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| North Itasca Electric Coop Inc | - | Outages only | - |
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/27071 and /api/v1/counties/27071/history.