Power Outages in Traverse County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co and Traverse Electric Coop, Inc in Traverse County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Traverse County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/traverse-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Traverse County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/traverse-county
No active outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co and Traverse Electric Coop, Inc in Traverse County.
63%of this county's ~4,226 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,486 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,190 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Otter Tail Power Co and Traverse Electric Coop, Inc 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 Traverse 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56296 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 56219 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 56583 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56236 | ≤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 Traverse County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Traverse County right now.
Traverse County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Traverse County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Traverse County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,836 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 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,553 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 1,836 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 180 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1,553 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 997 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 27 | 892 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 46 | 608 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Traverse County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Traverse 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.
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 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 Low high winds exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Traverse County: FAQ
- How often does Traverse County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Traverse County, MN logged 46 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Traverse County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,836 customers without power, beginning July 26, 2020 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Traverse County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Traverse County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Traverse County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Otter Tail Power Co, Traverse Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Traverse County.
56236, 56296, 56583
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/27155 and /api/v1/counties/27155/history.