Power Outages in Wabasha County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by People's Cooperative Services and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Wabasha County, MN. Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn 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 Lake City - (MN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.1 hours.
Wabasha County, MN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/wabasha-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wabasha County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/wabasha-county
No active outages are reported by People's Cooperative Services and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Wabasha County.
Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Lake City - (MN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
35%of this county's ~13,628 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lake City - (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Cooperative Services | Live · county | 0 | 4,722 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Lake City - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
People's Cooperative Services and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota 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 Wabasha 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55041 | 90 | ≤11 | 65 | 0 |
| 55981 | 48 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 55956 | 47 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 55964 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 55991 | 21 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 55945 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55968 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55957 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55932 | ≤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 Wabasha County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wabasha County right now.
Wabasha County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Wabasha County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 244 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 713 customers out (6.6% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 257 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 252 customers out (2.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wabasha County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wabasha County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,557 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 4.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 4,557 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 155 | 485 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 123 | 4,557 | 6.9 |
| 2017 | 141 | 3,925 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 156 | 4,067 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 169 | 2,515 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 397 | 4,244 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 387 | 3,694 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 437 | 3,699 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 377 | 1,632 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 414 | 4,537 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 447 | 3,797 | 4.1 |
Cost of power in Wabasha County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wabasha 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
- People's Cooperative Services17.2¢21,741 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 · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Wabasha County: FAQ
- How often does Wabasha County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wabasha County, MN logged 447 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wabasha County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,557 customers without power, beginning July 6, 2016 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Wabasha County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wabasha County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wabasha County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, People's Cooperative Services.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wabasha County.
55041, 55945, 55956, 55957, 55964, 55968, 55981, 55991
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 · county | - |
| People's Cooperative Services | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Lake City - (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/27157 and /api/v1/counties/27157/history.