Power Outages in Redwood County, MN
Nobles Cooperative Electric, Otter Tail Power Co and Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn, Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn, Redwood Electric Coop, Redwood Falls Public Util Comm and South Central Electric Assn. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Redwood County, MN is served by 9 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/redwood-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Redwood County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/redwood-county
Nobles Cooperative Electric, Otter Tail Power Co and Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Brown County Rural Elec Assn, Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn, Redwood Electric Coop, Redwood Falls Public Util Comm and South Central Electric Assn: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,816 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Brown County Rural Elec Assn, Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn, Redwood Electric Coop, Redwood Falls Public Util Comm, South Central Electric Assn. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Nobles Cooperative Electric, Otter Tail Power Co, Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Redwood Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Redwood Falls Public Util Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Central Electric Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Redwood 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56283 | 88 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 56152 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 56266 | 23 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 56293 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56294 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56292 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56263 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56255 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56224 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56214 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56180 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56166 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56083 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Redwood County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Redwood County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Air Quality Alert ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Redwood County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Redwood County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,312 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,016 customers out) · decade average 0.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32 | 1,312 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 27 | 281 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 27 | 988 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 45 | 1,207 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 50 | 1,014 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 52 | 310 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 64 | 1,016 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 57 | 368 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 49 | 1,006 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 106 | 1,018 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 75 | 497 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Redwood County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Redwood 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
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn13.2¢4,946 cust
- South Central Electric Assn15.5¢4,657 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 high winds exposure · 0.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Redwood County: FAQ
- How often does Redwood County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Redwood County, MN logged 75 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Redwood County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,312 customers without power, beginning May 1, 2015 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Redwood County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Redwood County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Redwood County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Redwood County.
56083, 56152, 56166, 56180, 56214, 56224, 56255, 56263, 56266, 56283, 56287, 56292, 56293, 56294
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| South Central Electric Assn | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | - | Outages only | - |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| Redwood Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Redwood Falls Public Util Comm | - | 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/27127 and /api/v1/counties/27127/history.