Power Outages in Nicollet County, MN
Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. BENCO Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn and City of Saint Peter. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Nicollet County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/nicollet-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nicollet County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/nicollet-county
Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
BENCO Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn and City of Saint Peter: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~16,354 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Brown County Rural Elec Assn, City of Saint Peter. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: BENCO Electric Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENCO Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Saint Peter | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Nicollet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56003 | 135 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 56082 | 99 | 0 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 56021 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56054 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 56074 | 13 | 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 Nicollet County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Nicollet County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Nicollet County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nicollet County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,533 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 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,533 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98 | 1,170 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 65 | 675 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 89 | 1,036 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 83 | 380 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 120 | 1,047 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 116 | 1,718 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 88 | 1,836 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 106 | 1,039 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 138 | 2,088 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 132 | 1,331 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 260 | 2,533 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Nicollet County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nicollet 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
- BENCO Electric Cooperative16.1¢18,500 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 high winds exposure · 0.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Nicollet County: FAQ
- How often does Nicollet County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nicollet County, MN logged 260 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nicollet County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,533 customers without power, beginning March 11, 2025 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Nicollet County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Nicollet County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Nicollet County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include BENCO Electric Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nicollet County.
56003, 56021, 56054, 56074, 56082
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 · total only | - |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| BENCO Electric Cooperative | - | Live · total only | - |
| Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Saint Peter | - | 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/27103 and /api/v1/counties/27103/history.