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2015 Wisconsin Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 1.5 hours — the 39th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.5
Peak customers out
14,059
Rank (worst state)
39th
Counties affected
20

Wisconsin outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

1.5h20151.9h20162.9h20171.7h20184.4h20191.8h20204.7h20214.6h20223.4h20234.6h20243.9h2025

Hardest-hit Wisconsin counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Milwaukee County14,0592Door County13,4093Marinette County11,4274Rock County9,9025Oneida County8,9836Grant County7,4177Brown County7,3408Waukesha County6,6129Kenosha County6,59810Winnebago County6,49911Monroe County6,02112Chippewa County5,95713Outagamie County5,78014Vilas County5,43815Jefferson County5,25116Oconto County5,08717Marathon County4,95118Racine County4,90519Dodge County4,59620Eau Claire County4,391

Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Milwaukee CountyJune 22, 201514,059
Milwaukee CountyAugust 12, 201513,550
Door CountyAugust 2, 201513,409
Milwaukee CountyAugust 14, 201512,395
Milwaukee CountyDecember 19, 201512,303
Marinette CountyFebruary 14, 201511,427
Marinette CountyFebruary 16, 201511,170
Marinette CountyFebruary 12, 201511,170
Marinette CountyFebruary 18, 201511,170
Marinette CountyFebruary 17, 201511,170
Wisconsin by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.