Power Outages in Steele County, MN
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Steele County, MN across 1 reported incident. City of Owatonna - (MN), Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Blooming Prairie - (MN), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Steele County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/steele-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Steele County, MN", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/steele-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Blooming Prairie - (MN).
0.0%of this county's ~17,487 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Blooming Prairie - (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Owatonna - (MN), Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Owatonna - (MN) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | Outages only | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Steele 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55060 | 332 | ≤11 | 233 | ≤11 |
| 55917 | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 55049 | 32 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 56026 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 56046 | ≤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 Steele County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Steele County right now.
Steele County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 28, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Steele 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 Steele Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Steele County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 700 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 673 customers out) · decade average 0.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55 | 651 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 20 | 30 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 33 | 700 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 48 | 383 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 61 | 673 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 66 | 308 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 43 | 396 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 60 | 308 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 56 | 302 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 48 | 356 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 62 | 570 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Steele County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Steele 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
- Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative15.3¢17,664 cust
- City of Owatonna - (MN)15.0¢11,597 cust
- Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric16.5¢10,788 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 0.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Steele County: FAQ
- How often does Steele County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Steele County, MN logged 62 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Steele County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 700 customers without power, beginning May 17, 2017 and lasting about 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Steele County, MN right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Steele County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Owatonna - (MN), Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Steele County.
55049, 55060, 55917, 56026, 56046
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 · total only | - |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | 1.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Owatonna - (MN) | 1.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Blooming Prairie - (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/27147 and /api/v1/counties/27147/history. Live data as of .