Power Outages in Pope County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Pope County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.8 hours.
Pope County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Pope County.
No active NWS alerts for Pope County right now.
Pope County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×9
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Extreme Heat Warning ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Pope County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pope County went about 9.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,005 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,792 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55 | 768 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 46 | 200 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 58 | 893 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 80 | 4,005 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 104 | 819 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 109 | 722 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 94 | 731 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 117 | 1,611 | 8.3 |
| 2023 | 96 | 2,582 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 122 | 748 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 258 | 1,792 | 9.8 |
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pope County: FAQ
- How often does Pope County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pope County, MN logged 258 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pope County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,005 customers without power, beginning January 25, 2018 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Pope County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pope County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pope County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include AGRALITE ELECTRIC COOP, RUNESTONE ELECTRIC ASSN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pope County.
56226, 56316, 56323, 56327, 56334, 56349, 56381, 56385
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRALITE ELECTRIC COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| RUNESTONE ELECTRIC ASSN | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27121 and /api/v1/counties/27121/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).