Power Outages in St. Louis County, MN
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 417 customers are without power in St. Louis County, MN across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
St. Louis County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- LAKE COUNTRY POWER
- COOPERATIVE L&P ASSN LAKE COUNTY
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
St. Louis County has been under 58 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×14
- Fire Weather Watch ×12
- Red Flag Warning ×11
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Heat Advisory ×4
Latest St. Louis County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 856 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 43m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,983 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,605 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,605 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 946 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 29m
Hardest-hit cities in St. Louis County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within St. Louis Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in St. Louis County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 34,294 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 34,294 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 671 | 3,338 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 839 | 34,294 | 20.7 |
| 2017 | 882 | 7,341 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 972 | 8,327 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 885 | 8,195 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 783 | 7,446 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 742 | 10,565 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 850 | 11,356 | 7.1 |
| 2023 | 778 | 8,091 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 683 | 7,794 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 820 | 7,769 | 3.5 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 5.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in St. Louis County: FAQ
- How often does St. Louis County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, St. Louis County, MN logged 820 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in St. Louis County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 34,294 customers without power, beginning July 21, 2016 and lasting about 12d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in St. Louis County, MN right now?
- Yes — about 417 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve St. Louis County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include COOPERATIVE L&P ASSN LAKE COUNTY, LAKE COUNTRY POWER.
Duluth. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the St. Louis County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within St. Louis County (showing 40 of 42).
55602, 55702, 55703, 55705, 55706, 55708, 55710, 55711, 55713, 55717, 55719, 55723, 55724, 55725, 55732, 55734, 55736, 55738, 55741, 55746, 55750, 55751, 55758, 55763, 55765, 55768, 55771, 55779, 55782, 55790, 55792, 55802, 55803, 55804, 55805, 55806, 55807, 55808, 55810, 55811
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE COUNTRY POWER | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| COOPERATIVE L&P ASSN LAKE COUNTY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27137 and /api/v1/counties/27137/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers). Live data as of .