Power Outages in Pine County, MN
ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Pine County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/pine-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pine County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/pine-county
ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~17,842 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Central Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Country Power | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pine 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55063 | 111 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 55037 | 61 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 55072 | 44 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 55783 | 28 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 55735 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 55795 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 55704 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55756 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55712 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 55030 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Pine County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pine County right now.
Pine County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Pine County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,097 customers out (6.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pine County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pine County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,417 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 9,417 customers out) · decade average 6.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 160 | 1,154 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 240 | 2,061 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 214 | 1,901 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 259 | 1,208 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 223 | 1,446 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 686 | 5,780 | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 655 | 3,684 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 647 | 9,417 | 29.8 |
| 2023 | 693 | 2,139 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 711 | 3,694 | 7.3 |
| 2025 | 742 | 2,560 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Pine County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pine 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
- ALLETE, Inc.15.9¢126,520 cust
- East Central Energy17.6¢55,839 cust
- Lake Country Power18.3¢47,386 cust
- Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co14.7¢51 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 Low ice storms exposure · 6.3 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 Pine County: FAQ
- How often does Pine County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pine County, MN logged 742 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pine County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,417 customers without power, beginning May 30, 2022 and lasting about 3d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Pine County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pine County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pine County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Lake Country Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pine County.
55030, 55036, 55037, 55063, 55072, 55704, 55712, 55735, 55756, 55783, 55795
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 | - |
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lake Country Power | 6.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co | - | 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/27115 and /api/v1/counties/27115/history.