Power Outages in Lyon County, MN
Nobles Cooperative Electric and Otter Tail Power Co 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 Marshall - (MN), Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc., Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn and Redwood Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Lyon County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/lyon-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lyon County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/lyon-county
Nobles Cooperative Electric and Otter Tail Power Co 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 Marshall - (MN), Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc., Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn and Redwood Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,257 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Marshall - (MN), Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc., Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn, Redwood Electric Coop. 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. 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Marshall - (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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Redwood Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lyon 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56258 | 138 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 56175 | 41 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 56229 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 56115 | 17 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 56264 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56291 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56239 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56169 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56157 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56132 | ≤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 Lyon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lyon County right now.
Lyon County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×14
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Lyon County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 469 customers out (3.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lyon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lyon County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,594 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,560 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 69 | 670 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 69 | 768 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 63 | 692 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 83 | 1,134 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 72 | 1,217 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 147 | 647 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 80 | 108 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 82 | 1,560 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 81 | 977 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 82 | 639 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 116 | 1,594 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Lyon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lyon 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
- City of Marshall - (MN)9.9¢5,864 cust
- Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn13.2¢4,946 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 winter weather exposure · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lyon County: FAQ
- How often does Lyon County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lyon County, MN logged 116 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lyon County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,594 customers without power, beginning November 17, 2025 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lyon County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lyon County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lyon 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 Lyon County.
56115, 56132, 56157, 56169, 56175, 56229, 56239, 56258, 56264
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 | - |
| Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Marshall - (MN) | 0.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | - | Outages only | - |
| Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | No live feed | - |
| Redwood Electric Coop | - | 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/27083 and /api/v1/counties/27083/history.