Power Outages in Sherburne County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn in Sherburne County, MN. There is no live feed for City of Elk River, Connexus Energy and Princeton Public Utils Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Sherburne County, MN is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/sherburne-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sherburne County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/sherburne-county
No active outages are reported by East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn in Sherburne County.
No live feed for City of Elk River, Connexus Energy and Princeton Public Utils Comm: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.6%of this county's ~42,994 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Elk River, Connexus Energy, Princeton Public Utils Comm. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | Live · county | 0 | 244 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Elk River | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connexus Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Princeton Public Utils Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn 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 Sherburne 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55330 | 256 | ≤11 | 171 | ≤11 |
| 55309 | 129 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 55398 | 119 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 56304 | 110 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 55308 | 53 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 55319 | 32 | ≤11 | 19 | 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 Sherburne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sherburne County right now.
Sherburne County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sherburne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sherburne County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,080 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 11,080 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47 | 473 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 62 | 395 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 113 | 2,094 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 178 | 882 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 182 | 1,807 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 443 | 3,404 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 442 | 10,416 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 479 | 3,715 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 493 | 9,959 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 505 | 11,080 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 449 | 2,362 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Sherburne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sherburne 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
- Connexus Energy14.1¢136,082 cust
- East Central Energy17.6¢55,839 cust
- Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn15.0¢54,582 cust
- City of Elk River16.3¢11,935 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 High high winds exposure · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sherburne County: FAQ
- How often does Sherburne County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sherburne County, MN logged 449 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sherburne County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,080 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2024 and lasting about 3d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Sherburne County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sherburne County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sherburne County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sherburne County.
55308, 55309, 55319, 55330, 55398, 56304
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 | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Connexus Energy | 0.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Elk River | 0.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Princeton Public Utils 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/27141 and /api/v1/counties/27141/history.