Power Outages in Washington County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Washington County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
Washington County, MN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Washington County.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Extreme Heat Warning on July 17, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Air Quality Alert ×8
- Heat Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Washington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Woodburyno active outage
- Cottage Groveno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 28,463 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 28,463 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 598 | 3,159 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 567 | 6,718 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 528 | 14,745 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 720 | 9,087 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 792 | 12,226 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 737 | 18,933 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 727 | 19,003 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 769 | 11,022 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 773 | 22,519 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 769 | 27,814 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 733 | 28,463 | 8.3 |
Very High high winds exposure · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, MN logged 733 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,463 customers without power, beginning July 25, 2025 and lasting about 6d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Washington County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Washington County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include EAST CENTRAL ENERGY.
Woodbury, Cottage Grove. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Washington County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
55001, 55003, 55016, 55038, 55042, 55043, 55047, 55055, 55071, 55073, 55082, 55090, 55115, 55125, 55128, 55129
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST CENTRAL ENERGY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27163 and /api/v1/counties/27163/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).