Power Outages in Red Lake County, MN
Is there a power outage in Red Lake County, MN right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co in Red Lake County, MN. There is no live feed for Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc and Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc.
Red Lake County, MN is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/red-lake-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Red Lake County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/red-lake-county
No active outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co in Red Lake County.
No live feed for Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc and Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Red Lake 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, Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc and Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
38%of this county's ~3,527 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc, Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,331 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Otter Tail Power Co reportsevery 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 Red Lake 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56750 | 26 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 56748 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56742 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56715 | ≤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 Red Lake County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Red Lake County right now.
Red Lake County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 2, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Red Lake County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Red Lake County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,280 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 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,897 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 1,897 | 14.0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 241 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,280 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,447 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 18 | 263 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 55 | 1,323 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in Red Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Red Lake 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.
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 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.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 5.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Red Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Red Lake County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Red Lake County, MN logged 55 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Red Lake County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,280 customers without power, beginning June 20, 2022 and lasting about 17h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Red Lake County, MN right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co in Red Lake County, MN. There is no live feed for Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc and Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc.
- Which utilities serve Red Lake County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Red Lake County.
56715, 56742, 56748, 56750
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 Red Lake 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 | - |
| Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Red Lake Electric Coop, 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/27125 and /api/v1/counties/27125/history.