Power Outages in Waseca County, MN
Is there a power outage in Waseca County, MN right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Waseca County, MN. Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Janesville - (MN) and City of Waseca - (MN).
Waseca County, MN is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/waseca-county
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- October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Waseca County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/waseca-county
No active outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Waseca County.
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Janesville - (MN) and City of Waseca - (MN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Waseca County, MN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, City of Janesville - (MN) and City of Waseca - (MN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.6%of this county's ~8,338 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Janesville - (MN), City of Waseca - (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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 51 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Janesville - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Waseca - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop 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 Waseca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56093 | 125 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 56048 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 56072 | 23 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 56091 | ≤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 Waseca County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Waseca County right now.
Waseca County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Flood Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Waseca County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Waseca County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,374 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,374 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 126 | 797 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 105 | 807 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 120 | 660 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 153 | 1,978 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 170 | 2,374 | 12.0 |
| 2020 | 165 | 807 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 149 | 823 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 163 | 826 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 138 | 841 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 175 | 833 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 177 | 917 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Waseca County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Waseca 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
- Minnesota Valley Electric Coop14.4¢43,682 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Waseca County: FAQ
- How often does Waseca County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Waseca County, MN logged 177 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Waseca County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,374 customers without power, beginning April 11, 2019 and lasting about 2d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Waseca County, MN right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Waseca County, MN. Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Janesville - (MN) and City of Waseca - (MN).
- Which utilities serve Waseca County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Waseca County.
56048, 56072, 56091, 56093
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Waseca County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Minnesota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | 1.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| City of Janesville - (MN) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Waseca - (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/27161 and /api/v1/counties/27161/history.