Power Outages in Yellow Medicine County, MN
Otter Tail Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Granite Falls - (MN), H-D Electric Coop Inc, Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc., Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Yellow Medicine County, MN is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/minnesota/yellow-medicine-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Yellow Medicine County, MN". https://massoutage.com/minnesota/yellow-medicine-county
Otter Tail Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Granite Falls - (MN), H-D Electric Coop Inc, Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc., Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,318 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Granite Falls - (MN), H-D Electric Coop Inc, Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc., Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Otter Tail Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Granite Falls - (MN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H-D Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Yellow Medicine 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56241 | 44 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 56220 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 56223 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56297 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56280 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 56245 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56237 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Yellow Medicine County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Yellow Medicine County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Air Quality Alert ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Yellow Medicine County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Yellow Medicine County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,654 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 3.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 726 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | 696 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 36 | 699 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 54 | 1,077 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 57 | 575 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 71 | 972 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 66 | 1,654 | 8.1 |
| 2021 | 64 | 510 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 100 | 726 | 17.7 |
| 2023 | 79 | 174 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 118 | 699 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 139 | 1,056 | 3.5 |
Cost of power in Yellow Medicine County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Yellow Medicine 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
- Otter Tail Power Co11.3¢50,219 cust
- Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn13.2¢4,946 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 · 4.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Yellow Medicine County: FAQ
- How often does Yellow Medicine County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Yellow Medicine County, MN logged 139 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Yellow Medicine County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,654 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2020 and lasting about 1d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Yellow Medicine County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Yellow Medicine County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Yellow Medicine County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Yellow Medicine County.
56220, 56223, 56237, 56241, 56245, 56291, 56297
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| H-D Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Granite Falls - (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/27173 and /api/v1/counties/27173/history.