Power Outages in Rock County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Rock County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Rock County, MN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Rock County.
No active NWS alerts for Rock County right now.
Rock County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×2
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.
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIOUX VALLEY SW ELEC COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27133 and /api/v1/counties/27133/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).