Power Outages in Lake County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by ALLETE, Inc. and Lake Country Power in Lake County, MN. Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Arrowhead Electric Coop, Inc and City of Two Harbors- (MN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Lake County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/lake-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lake County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/lake-county
No active outages are reported by ALLETE, Inc. and Lake Country Power in Lake County.
Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Arrowhead Electric Coop, Inc and City of Two Harbors- (MN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,498 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Arrowhead Electric Coop, Inc, City of Two Harbors- (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County. 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 | - | |
| Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Country Power | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Arrowhead Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Two Harbors- (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ALLETE, 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 Lake 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55616 | 69 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 55614 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 55609 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55607 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55603 | ≤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 Lake County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lake County right now.
Lake County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×13
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Lake County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 419 customers out (7.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lake County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lake County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,933 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,787 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39 | 1,105 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 57 | 432 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | 68 | 520 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 188 | 1,781 | 8.2 |
| 2019 | 118 | 2,787 | 28.3 |
| 2020 | 88 | 547 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 95 | 1,100 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 139 | 1,175 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 107 | 1,114 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 117 | 537 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 160 | 2,933 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lake 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
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 High high winds exposure · 6.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Lake County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lake County, MN logged 160 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lake County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,933 customers without power, beginning May 15, 2025 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Lake County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lake County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lake County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County, Lake Country Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lake County.
55601, 55603, 55607, 55609, 55614, 55616, 55731, 55796
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 | - |
| Arrowhead Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Two Harbors- (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/27075 and /api/v1/counties/27075/history.