Power Outages in Steele County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Steele County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Steele County, MN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Steele County.
No active NWS alerts for Steele County right now.
Steele County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Steele County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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.
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 |
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Steele County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Steele County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27147 and /api/v1/counties/27147/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).