Power Outages in Winona County, MN
MiEnergy Cooperative has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and People's Cooperative Services publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of St Charles - (MN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Winona County, MN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/winona-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Winona County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/winona-county
MiEnergy Cooperative only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota and People's Cooperative Services publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of St Charles - (MN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~22,869 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of St Charles - (MN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: MiEnergy Cooperative. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, People's Cooperative Services.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiEnergy Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| People's Cooperative Services | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of St Charles - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Winona 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55987 | 231 | ≤11 | 153 | ≤11 |
| 55972 | 50 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 55959 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 55910 | 23 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 55952 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55979 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55969 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 55925 | ≤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 Winona County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Winona County right now.
Winona County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 29, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Winona County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Winona County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,068 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,264 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 184 | 933 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 173 | 368 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 213 | 1,615 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 246 | 2,658 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 285 | 1,969 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 286 | 3,314 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 300 | 3,264 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 298 | 2,271 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 329 | 4,068 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 331 | 3,387 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 334 | 3,400 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Winona County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Winona 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
- MiEnergy Cooperative16.9¢15,320 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 tornadoes exposure · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Winona County: FAQ
- How often does Winona County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Winona County, MN logged 334 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Winona County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,068 customers without power, beginning June 1, 2023 and lasting about 10h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Winona County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Winona County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Winona County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include MiEnergy Cooperative, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Winona County.
55910, 55925, 55952, 55959, 55969, 55972, 55979, 55987
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 · total only | - |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | 3.0 hrs | Outages only | - |
| People's Cooperative Services | 1.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of St Charles - (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/27169 and /api/v1/counties/27169/history.