Power Outages in Koochiching County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Koochiching County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Koochiching County, MN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Koochiching County.
No active NWS alerts for Koochiching County right now.
Koochiching County has been under 96 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on August 6, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×26
- Heat Advisory ×23
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Red Flag Warning ×8
- Extreme Heat Warning ×8
- Fire Weather Watch ×8
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.
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 |
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 BELTRAMI ELECTRIC COOP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE COUNTRY POWER | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BELTRAMI ELECTRIC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| NORTH ITASCA ELECTRIC COOP INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27071 and /api/v1/counties/27071/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).