Power Outages in Mower County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, People's Cooperative Services and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Mower County, MN. MiEnergy Cooperative has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Austin - (MN) and Heartland Power Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Mower County, MN is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/mower-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mower County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/mower-county
No active outages are reported by Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, People's Cooperative Services and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Mower County.
MiEnergy Cooperative only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Austin - (MN) and Heartland Power Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
35%of this county's ~18,107 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Austin - (MN), Heartland Power Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: MiEnergy Cooperative. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 5,838 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| People's Cooperative Services | Live · county | 0 | 440 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Austin - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heartland Power Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, People's Cooperative Services and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota 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 Mower 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55912 | 257 | ≤11 | 190 | ≤11 |
| 55951 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 55918 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55909 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55936 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55982 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55977 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 |
| 55973 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55970 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55967 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55961 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55953 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55933 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55926 | ≤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 Mower County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mower County right now.
Mower County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×13
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Mower County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mower County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,412 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 2025 (peak 2,412 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32 | 776 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 7 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 131 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 82 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 270 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 86 | 135 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 86 | 473 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 53 | 400 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 68 | 397 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 55 | 289 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 280 | 2,412 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Mower County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mower 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
- People's Cooperative Services17.2¢21,741 cust
- Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative15.3¢17,664 cust
- MiEnergy Cooperative16.9¢15,320 cust
- City of Austin - (MN)15.3¢10,820 cust
- Heartland Power Coop12.8¢38 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 high winds exposure · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Mower County: FAQ
- How often does Mower County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mower County, MN logged 280 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mower County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,412 customers without power, beginning October 19, 2025 and lasting about 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Mower County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mower County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mower County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, MiEnergy Cooperative, People's Cooperative Services.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mower County.
55909, 55912, 55918, 55926, 55933, 55936, 55950, 55951, 55953, 55961, 55967, 55970, 55973, 55977, 55982
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Heartland Power Coop | 1.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | 3.0 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| People's Cooperative Services | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Austin - (MN) | 0.1 hrs | 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/27099 and /api/v1/counties/27099/history.