Power Outages in Olmsted County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Rochester Public Utilities in Olmsted County, MN. Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn and MiEnergy Cooperative have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.8 hours.
Olmsted County, MN is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/olmsted-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Olmsted County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/olmsted-county
No active outages are reported by People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Rochester Public Utilities in Olmsted County.
Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn and MiEnergy Cooperative only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
22%of this county's ~78,116 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn, MiEnergy Cooperative. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Cooperative Services | Live · county | 0 | 17,321 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Rochester Public Utilities | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Rochester Public Utilities 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 Olmsted 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55901 | 457 | ≤11 | 312 | ≤11 |
| 55904 | 228 | ≤11 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 55902 | 214 | ≤11 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 55906 | 163 | ≤11 | 111 | 0 |
| 55976 | 76 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 55920 | 60 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 55960 | 29 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 55934 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 55929 | 15 | 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 Olmsted County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Olmsted County right now.
Olmsted County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Olmsted County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 627 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,049 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Olmsted County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Rochesterno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Olmsted County went about 0.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,643 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 0.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 7,414 customers out) · decade average 0.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 32 | 426 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 55 | 440 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 61 | 612 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 493 | 3,563 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 772 | 7,414 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 754 | 4,862 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 789 | 3,628 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 687 | 7,643 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 738 | 6,014 | 0.8 |
Cost of power in Olmsted County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Olmsted 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
- Rochester Public Utilities18.6¢55,728 cust
- People's Cooperative Services17.2¢21,741 cust
- Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative15.3¢17,664 cust
- MiEnergy Cooperative16.9¢15,320 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 · 0.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Olmsted County: FAQ
- How often does Olmsted County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Olmsted County, MN logged 738 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Olmsted County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,643 customers without power, beginning May 21, 2024 and lasting about 1d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Olmsted County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Olmsted County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Olmsted County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, People's Cooperative Services, Rochester Public Utilities.
Rochester. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Olmsted County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Olmsted County.
55901, 55902, 55903, 55904, 55905, 55906, 55920, 55929, 55932, 55934, 55960, 55976
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Rochester Public Utilities | 0.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn | - | Outages only | - |
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/27109 and /api/v1/counties/27109/history.