Power Outages in Washington County, MN
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 93 customers are without power in Washington County, MN across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of North St Paul - (MN) and Connexus Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
Washington County, MN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/washington-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, MN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/minnesota/washington-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of North St Paul - (MN) and Connexus Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~120,837 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of North St Paul - (MN), Connexus Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | Live · county | 0 | 37 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 93 | - | - | - | 2 | October 19, 2026 05:30 UTC | |
| City of North St Paul - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connexus Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Central Energy 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.
Active outages in Washington County2
Individual outages as listed by Xcel Energy (NSP-Minnesota), largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Unplanned | - | October 19, 2026 05:45 UTC | Xcel Energy (NSP-Minnesota) | |
| 1 | Unplanned | - | October 19, 2026 05:30 UTC | Xcel Energy (NSP-Minnesota) |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55082 | 294 | ≤11 | 176 | ≤11 |
| 55016 | 246 | ≤11 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 55128 | 221 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 55125 | 220 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 55129 | 127 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 55038 | 113 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 55042 | 99 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 55115 | 53 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 55071 | 41 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 55055 | 34 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 55047 | 24 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 55043 | 23 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 55003 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 55001 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55073 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55090 | ≤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 Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Washington County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 717 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 11m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 846 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 19m
Hardest-hit cities in Washington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Washington Countyisn't available yet.
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.
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 8.3 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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
- Connexus Energy14.1¢136,082 cust
- East Central Energy17.6¢55,839 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.
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?
- Yes, about 93 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Washington County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Connexus Energy | 0.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of North St Paul - (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/27163 and /api/v1/counties/27163/history. Live data as of .