Power Outages in Lake County, MN
As of September 4, 2026 07:03 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Lake County, MN across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Lake County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Lake County right now.
Lake County has been under 91 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on August 25, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×20
- Fire Weather Watch ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Red Flag Warning ×11
- Extreme Heat Warning ×10
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 2h 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 522 customers out (8.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 342 customers out (5.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 47m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 575 customers out (9.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 59m
- GREW
Outage grew to 574 customers out (9.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lake 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 Lake Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lake County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,965 customers.
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 |
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 2,965 customers without power, beginning July 13, 2026 and lasting about 2h 9m.
- Is there a power outage in Lake County, MN right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lake County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE COUNTRY POWER | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| COOPERATIVE L&P ASSN LAKE COUNTY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27075 and /api/v1/counties/27075/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers). Live data as of .