Power Outages in Olmsted County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Olmsted County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.8 hours.
Olmsted County, MN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Olmsted County.
No active NWS alerts for Olmsted County right now.
Olmsted County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×2
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 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 867 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 865 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Olmsted County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Rochesterno active outage
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.
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 |
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 PEOPLE'S COOPERATIVE SERVICES.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLE'S COOPERATIVE SERVICES | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27109 and /api/v1/counties/27109/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).