Power Outages in Le Sueur County, MN
As of September 3, 2026 11:43 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Le Sueur County, MN across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Le Sueur County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Le Sueur County right now.
Le Sueur County has been under 45 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 1, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Extreme Heat Warning ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
Latest Le Sueur County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 12m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 645 customers out (5.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Le Sueur County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,097 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 2,991 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 241 | 2,589 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 265 | 2,143 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 275 | 2,043 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 312 | 2,991 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 333 | 3,287 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 286 | 2,846 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 287 | 4,917 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 342 | 2,174 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 291 | 1,544 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 343 | 5,097 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 360 | 1,879 | 3.6 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Le Sueur County: FAQ
- How often does Le Sueur County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Le Sueur County, MN logged 360 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Le Sueur County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,097 customers without power, beginning January 23, 2024 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Le Sueur County, MN right now?
- Yes — about 7 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Le Sueur County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include BENCO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, MINNESOTA VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Le Sueur County.
56017, 56028, 56050, 56052, 56057, 56058, 56069, 56071, 56096
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNESOTA VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BENCO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27079 and /api/v1/counties/27079/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers). Live data as of .