Power Outages in Otter Tail County, MN
Is there a power outage in Otter Tail County, MN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:20 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Otter Tail County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Henning - (MN), City of Wadena - (MN) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Otter Tail County, MN is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/otter-tail-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Otter Tail County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/otter-tail-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Henning - (MN), City of Wadena - (MN) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Report an outage in Otter Tail County, MN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Otter Tail Power Co, ALLETE, Inc., Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN), Runestone Electric Assn, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Todd-Wadena Electric Coop and 2 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~44,958 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Henning - (MN), City of Wadena - (MN), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | Live · county | 0 | 24,180 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 3 | 20,627 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Runestone Electric Assn | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Todd-Wadena Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Henning - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wadena - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN), Otter Tail Power Co, ALLETE, Inc., Runestone Electric Assn and Todd-Wadena Electric Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Otter Tail County3
Individual outages as listed by Otter Tail Power Co, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | October 19, 2026 15:43 UTC | Otter Tail Power Co | |
| 1 | - | - | October 19, 2026 20:35 UTC | Otter Tail Power Co | |
| 1 | - | - | October 19, 2026 22:01 UTC | Otter Tail Power Co |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Otter Tail 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 (20)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56537 | 246 | ≤11 | 185 | 0 |
| 56573 | 70 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 56572 | 47 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 56515 | 39 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 56567 | 36 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 56361 | 31 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 56571 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 56551 | 24 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 56528 | 23 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 56586 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 56324 | 18 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 56534 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 56524 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56588 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56587 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56576 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56533 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56527 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56518 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56453 | ≤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 Otter Tail County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Otter Tail County right now.
Otter Tail County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Otter Tail County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Otter Tail Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Otter Tail County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,256 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 12,946 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 600 | 3,202 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 645 | 3,267 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 682 | 4,740 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 655 | 4,189 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 668 | 3,580 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 548 | 9,909 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 566 | 4,011 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 557 | 12,946 | 10.8 |
| 2023 | 756 | 4,957 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 757 | 13,256 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 739 | 6,049 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Otter Tail County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Otter Tail 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.
- ALLETE, Inc.15.9¢126,520 cust
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)13.6¢27,496 cust
- Runestone Electric Assn14.8¢14,349 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very High winter weather exposure · 4.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Otter Tail County: FAQ
- How often does Otter Tail County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Otter Tail County, MN logged 739 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Otter Tail County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,256 customers without power, beginning July 14, 2024 and lasting about 2d.
- Is there a power outage in Otter Tail County, MN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:20 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Otter Tail County, MN across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Henning - (MN), City of Wadena - (MN) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Otter Tail County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN), Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Otter Tail County.
56324, 56361, 56453, 56515, 56518, 56524, 56527, 56528, 56533, 56534, 56537, 56551, 56567, 56571, 56572, 56573, 56576, 56586, 56587, 56588
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Otter Tail County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Minnesota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | 3.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Runestone Electric Assn | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Todd-Wadena Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Wadena - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Henning - (MN) | - | 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/27111 and /api/v1/counties/27111/history. Live data as of .