Power Outages in St. Louis County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by ALLETE, Inc. and Lake Country Power in St. Louis County, MN. Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Biwabik - (MN), City of Buhl - (MN), City of Ely - (MN), City of Gilbert, City of Mountain Iron - (MN), City of Virginia - (MN), Hibbing Public Utilities Comm, North Star Electric Coop, Inc and Proctor Public Utilities Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
St. Louis County, MN is served by 12 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/st-louis-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in St. Louis County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/st-louis-county
No active outages are reported by ALLETE, Inc. and Lake Country Power in St. Louis County.
Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Biwabik - (MN), City of Buhl - (MN), City of Ely - (MN), City of Gilbert, City of Mountain Iron - (MN), City of Virginia - (MN), Hibbing Public Utilities Comm, North Star Electric Coop, Inc and Proctor Public Utilities Comm: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~128,089 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Biwabik - (MN), City of Buhl - (MN), City of Ely - (MN), City of Gilbert, City of Mountain Iron - (MN), City of Virginia - (MN), Hibbing Public Utilities Comm, North Star Electric Coop, Inc, Proctor Public Utilities Comm. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Country Power | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Biwabik - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Buhl - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ely - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Gilbert | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mountain Iron - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Virginia - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hibbing Public Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Star Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Proctor Public Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ALLETE, Inc. and Lake Country Power 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 St. Louis 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 (42)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55811 | 266 | ≤11 | 181 | ≤11 |
| 55746 | 220 | ≤11 | 172 | 0 |
| 55803 | 132 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 55792 | 120 | ≤11 | 98 | 0 |
| 55810 | 99 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 55807 | 94 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 55804 | 88 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 55812 | 77 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 55805 | 76 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 55806 | 73 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 55719 | 71 | ≤11 | 55 | 0 |
| 55808 | 68 | 0 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 55734 | 56 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 55731 | 52 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 55802 | 48 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 55741 | 47 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 55705 | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 55706 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 55768 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 55750 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 55790 | 23 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 55779 | 23 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 55723 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 55736 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 55713 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 55724 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55751 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55771 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55708 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55796 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55782 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55781 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55765 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55763 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55738 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 55732 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55717 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55711 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55710 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55703 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55702 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55602 | ≤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 St. Louis County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for St. Louis County right now.
St. Louis County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×11
- Frost Advisory ×11
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
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 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,989 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,494 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,495 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in St. Louis County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Duluthno outage reported
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.
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 3.5 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in St. Louis County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for St. Louis 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.
- ALLETE, Inc.15.9¢126,520 cust
- Lake Country Power18.3¢47,386 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.
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for St. Louis County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve St. Louis County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lake Country Power | 6.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| North Star Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Cooperative L&P Assn Lake County | - | Outages only | - |
| Hibbing Public Utilities Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Mountain Iron - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Biwabik - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| Proctor Public Utilities Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Ely - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Virginia - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Gilbert | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Buhl - (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/27137 and /api/v1/counties/27137/history.