How reliable is Northern States Power Co - Minnesota?

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota customers averaged 2.6 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is about average and better than the US average, better than the Minnesota median (3.7 h), per official US EIA data.

Where does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota rank among US electric utilities?

By official EIA SAIDI, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota is #129 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.

How many customers does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota serve?

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota serves 68 counties across 4 states, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.

Where does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota provide power?

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota operates in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota: Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, about 291 Northern States Power Co - Minnesota customers are without power in 5 counties.

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota is an investor owned utility serving 68 counties in 4 states. In 2024, its customers went an average of 2.6 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 1.0 interruptions each. That ranks it #129 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is better than the US average and better than the Minnesota median (3.7 h).

SCATTERED OUTAGES · ON ITS NETWORKLive · total only

291

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota customers out in 5 counties

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA

2.6 hrs

SAIDI / customer / yr

1.0

SAIFI / yr

2.6 hrs

CAIDI / outage

better than the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #129 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · better than the Minnesota median (3.7 h).

Residential price16.5¢/kWhaverage, US EIA 2024energy trends →

Reliability over time

Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period Northern States Power Co - Minnesota’s reliability has been worsening (lower is better).

Outage trend · Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

290customers out · peak 2,562

Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC

Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (68)

Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.

What causes Northern States Power Co - Minnesota outages

Share of outage-time by reported cause across the counties it serves (territory-wide, may include other utilities in shared counties).

A reported cause is available for 0.1% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota: FAQ

How reliable is Northern States Power Co - Minnesota?: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota customers averaged 2.6 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is about average and better than the US average, better than the Minnesota median (3.7 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota rank among US electric utilities?: By official EIA SAIDI, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota is #129 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.
How many customers does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota serve?: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota serves 68 counties across 4 states, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota provide power?: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota operates in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Minnesota.

Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC.