Power Outages in Lincoln County, MN
Nobles Cooperative Electric, Otter Tail Power Co and Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Tyler - (MN), Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Lincoln County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/lincoln-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/lincoln-county
Nobles Cooperative Electric, Otter Tail Power Co and Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Tyler - (MN), Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,769 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Tyler - (MN), Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc., Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Nobles Cooperative Electric, Otter Tail Power Co, Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Tyler - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lincoln 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56178 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 56149 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56142 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56136 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56113 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×15
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,905 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,526 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 | 23 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 12 | 26 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,905 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1,519 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1,526 | 11.8 |
| 2023 | 33 | 1,448 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 31 | 1,087 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 60 | 1,409 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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.
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota17.1¢1,243,236 cust
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn13.2¢4,946 cust
- Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop13.5¢3,371 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, MN logged 60 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,905 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2020 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lincoln County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
56113, 56136, 56142, 56149, 56178, 56280
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | - | Outages only | - |
| Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Tyler - (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/27081 and /api/v1/counties/27081/history.