Power Outages in Rock County, MN
Nobles Cooperative Electric and Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop 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 City of Luverne - (MN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Rock County, MN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/rock-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rock County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/rock-county
Nobles Cooperative Electric and Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop 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 City of Luverne - (MN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,440 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Luverne - (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Nobles Cooperative Electric, Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop. 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Luverne - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rock 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56156 | 66 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 56173 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56144 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56138 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56134 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56129 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56116 | ≤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 Rock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rock County right now.
Rock County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rock County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,613 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 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 4,417 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 | 877 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 741 | 4,417 | 19.0 |
| 2017 | 218 | 4,613 | 6.0 |
| 2018 | 107 | 1,368 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 123 | 700 | 8.5 |
| 2020 | 115 | 820 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 117 | 777 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 98 | 1,050 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 117 | 313 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 125 | 144 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 153 | 692 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Rock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rock 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 · 4.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rock County: FAQ
- How often does Rock County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rock County, MN logged 153 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rock County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,613 customers without power, beginning March 21, 2017 and lasting about 11d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Rock County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rock County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rock County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rock County.
56116, 56134, 56138, 56144, 56146, 56147, 56156, 56158, 56173
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 · total only | - |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Nobles Cooperative Electric | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Luverne - (MN) | - | 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/27133 and /api/v1/counties/27133/history.