Power Outages in Pipestone County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Pipestone County, MN. Nobles Cooperative Electric has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc.. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Pipestone County, MN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/pipestone-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pipestone County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/pipestone-county
No active outages are reported by Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Pipestone County.
Nobles Cooperative Electric only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc.: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
19%of this county's ~7,157 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc.. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Nobles Cooperative Electric. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,360 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota 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 Pipestone 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56164 | 88 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 56128 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 56186 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56170 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56139 | ≤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 Pipestone County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pipestone County right now.
Pipestone County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×14
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Pipestone County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 729 customers out (16% of the county)
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.
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 5.6 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Pipestone County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pipestone 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
- Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop13.5¢3,371 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 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, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | - | Outages only | - |
| Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | 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/27117 and /api/v1/counties/27117/history.