Power Outages in Wadena County, MN
ALLETE, Inc., Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) and Todd-Wadena Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Wadena - (MN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Wadena County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wadena County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/wadena-county
ALLETE, Inc., Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) and Todd-Wadena Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Wadena - (MN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,969 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Wadena - (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: ALLETE, Inc., Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN), Todd-Wadena Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Todd-Wadena Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wadena - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wadena 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56482 | 81 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 56464 | 62 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 56477 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 56481 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 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 Wadena County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wadena County right now.
Wadena County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Wadena County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wadena County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,087 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 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,294 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 130 | 1,137 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 101 | 1,415 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 122 | 1,294 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 165 | 465 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 49 | 883 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 38 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 41 | 1,315 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2,087 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 57 | 379 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 66 | 911 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 80 | 2,062 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Wadena County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wadena 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 Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)13.6¢27,496 cust
- Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn13.1¢11,412 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 winter weather exposure · 1.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wadena County: FAQ
- How often does Wadena County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wadena County, MN logged 80 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wadena County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,087 customers without power, beginning May 13, 2022 and lasting about 2d.
- Is there a power outage in Wadena County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wadena County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wadena County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wadena County.
56464, 56477, 56481, 56482
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 · total only | - |
| Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | 3.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Todd-Wadena Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Wadena - (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/27159 and /api/v1/counties/27159/history.