Power Outages in Scott County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Scott County, MN. Dakota Electric Association has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for New Prague Utilities Comm and Shakopee Public Utilities Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Scott County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/scott-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scott County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/scott-county
No active outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Scott County.
Dakota Electric Association only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for New Prague Utilities Comm and Shakopee Public Utilities Comm: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
42%of this county's ~63,753 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: New Prague Utilities Comm, Shakopee Public Utilities Comm. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Dakota Electric Association. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 26,481 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dakota Electric Association | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| New Prague Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shakopee Public Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota reportevery 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 Scott 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55379 | 216 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 55372 | 179 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 55378 | 133 | ≤11 | 76 | 0 |
| 56011 | 68 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 55352 | 61 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 55020 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55054 | ≤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 Scott County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scott County right now.
Scott County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Scott County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,207 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Scott County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Shakopeeno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scott County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 24,158 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 10,366 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 399 | 3,305 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 435 | 2,284 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 454 | 3,783 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 539 | 6,525 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 624 | 4,261 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 598 | 3,816 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 535 | 22,804 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 449 | 5,115 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 516 | 8,889 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 441 | 24,158 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 516 | 10,366 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Scott County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scott 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
- Dakota Electric Association15.6¢109,148 cust
- Minnesota Valley Electric Coop14.4¢43,682 cust
- Shakopee Public Utilities Comm15.9¢18,970 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 causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Very High high winds exposure · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Scott County: FAQ
- How often does Scott County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scott County, MN logged 516 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scott County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 24,158 customers without power, beginning January 23, 2024 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Scott County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Scott County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Scott County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Shakopee. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Scott County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scott County.
55020, 55054, 55352, 55372, 55378, 55379, 56011
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 · county | - |
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dakota Electric Association | 0.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Shakopee Public Utilities Comm | 0.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| New Prague Utilities 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/27139 and /api/v1/counties/27139/history.