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2016 Minnesota Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 3.2 hours — the 13th worst of any US state that year, 1.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.2
Peak customers out
42,370
Rank (worst state)
13th
Counties affected
20

Minnesota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

1.7h20153.2h20161.9h20172.0h20181.7h20192.2h20202.1h20214.0h20223.0h20234.0h20243.7h2025

Hardest-hit Minnesota counties in 2016

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

1Hennepin County42,3702St. Louis County34,2943Ramsey County23,5984Wright County16,9965Cass County14,1116Rice County12,8847Itasca County7,0718Hubbard County6,8829Washington County6,71810Crow Wing County6,22411Dakota County4,99812Goodhue County4,89613Todd County4,80414Wabasha County4,55715Blue Earth County4,49816Rock County4,41717Anoka County3,99518Chisago County3,90919Aitkin County3,82020Carlton County3,592

Biggest Minnesota outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hennepin CountyJuly 1, 201642,370
St. Louis CountyJuly 21, 201634,294
Ramsey CountyJuly 5, 201623,598
Hennepin CountyJuly 23, 201619,622
Wright CountyJuly 5, 201616,996
Cass CountyJuly 21, 201614,111
Rice CountyJuly 6, 201612,884
St. Louis CountyMarch 22, 20169,702
Hennepin CountyJuly 1, 20168,891
Ramsey CountyJuly 7, 20167,661
Minnesota by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 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.