Power Outages in Rice County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Rice County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Rice County, MN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Rice County.
No active NWS alerts for Rice County right now.
Rice County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Extreme Heat Warning ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Rice County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rice County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,884 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,760 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 296 | 2,556 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 282 | 12,884 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 366 | 2,611 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 414 | 8,760 | 9.4 |
| 2019 | 473 | 1,901 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 411 | 1,325 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 417 | 2,685 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 387 | 3,893 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 423 | 4,734 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 466 | 3,195 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 432 | 2,188 | 2.5 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rice County: FAQ
- How often does Rice County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rice County, MN logged 432 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rice County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,884 customers without power, beginning July 6, 2016 and lasting about 1d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Rice County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rice County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rice County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, GOODHUE COUNTY COOP ELEC ASSN, STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rice County.
55019, 55021, 55046, 55052, 55053, 55057, 55087, 55088
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| GOODHUE COUNTY COOP ELEC ASSN | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27131 and /api/v1/counties/27131/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).