Power Outages in Pipestone County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Pipestone County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Pipestone County, MN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Pipestone County.
No active NWS alerts for Pipestone County right now.
Pipestone County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Pipestone County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pipestone County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,235 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 3,288 customers out) · decade average 8.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 63 | 1,106 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 76 | 1,888 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 110 | 721 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 153 | 2,365 | 7.2 |
| 2019 | 153 | 3,288 | 51.2 |
| 2020 | 139 | 350 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 151 | 768 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 200 | 2,661 | 9.4 |
| 2023 | 159 | 1,936 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 148 | 1,622 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 168 | 4,235 | 5.6 |
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 8.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pipestone County: FAQ
- How often does Pipestone County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pipestone County, MN logged 168 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pipestone County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,235 customers without power, beginning November 17, 2025 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Pipestone County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pipestone County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pipestone County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include NOBLES COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pipestone County.
56128, 56139, 56140, 56164, 56170, 56186
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOBLES COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27117 and /api/v1/counties/27117/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).