2017 Wisconsin Power Outage Report
In 2017, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 2.9 hours, the 27th worst of 51 states (US average 7.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.9
vs prior year
▲ 53%
vs 2016
Customer-hours out
9.0M
Peak customers out
82,713
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of WI customers
Counties reporting
72
Wisconsin year over year
All 72 Wisconsin counties, 2017
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilas County | 62.8 | 583K | 9,284 | 9,284 | 572 |
| 2 | Florence County | 38.4 | 109K | 2,842 | 2,660 | 122 |
| 3 | Oneida County | 29.7 | 662K | 22,258 | 11,774 | 627 |
| 4 | Portage County | 26.0 | 707K | 27,174 | 18,682 | 498 |
| 5 | Marinette County | 20.1 | 600K | 29,899 | 16,826 | 551 |
| 6 | Forest County | 16.2 | 103K | 6,340 | 2,294 | 250 |
| 7 | Iron County | 12.8 | 27K | 2,123 | 1,012 | 131 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 12.3 | 194K | 15,797 | 8,200 | 379 |
| 9 | Waupaca County | 9.5 | 224K | 23,619 | 12,057 | 384 |
| 10 | Waushara County | 8.7 | 184K | 21,071 | 9,809 | 360 |
| 11 | Oconto County | 8.3 | 221K | 26,761 | 5,788 | 370 |
| 12 | Crawford County | 8.2 | 46K | 5,637 | 5,637 | 123 |
| 13 | Grant County | 7.5 | 56K | 7,428 | 2,745 | 368 |
| 14 | Langlade County | 7.4 | 103K | 14,062 | 2,734 | 345 |
| 15 | Menominee County | 6.8 | 29K | 4,260 | 2,350 | 98 |
| 16 | Sawyer County | 6.7 | 88K | 13,024 | 2,914 | 198 |
| 17 | Ashland County | 6.1 | 38K | 6,345 | 3,474 | 121 |
| 18 | Bayfield County | 5.6 | 36K | 6,473 | 3,351 | 146 |
| 19 | Iowa County | 5.6 | 51K | 9,067 | 3,211 | 302 |
| 20 | Washington County | 5.6 | 191K | 34,303 | 15,902 | 434 |
| 21 | Walworth County | 5.6 | 254K | 45,649 | 7,329 | 633 |
| 22 | Lafayette County | 5.4 | 22K | 4,085 | 1,876 | 287 |
| 23 | Door County | 4.9 | 129K | 26,534 | 12,100 | 342 |
| 24 | Marquette County | 4.8 | 42K | 8,847 | 3,847 | 234 |
| 25 | Green County | 4.6 | 61K | 13,290 | 4,731 | 475 |
| 26 | Dodge County | 4.1 | 123K | 29,757 | 6,043 | 491 |
| 27 | Racine County | 4.1 | 471K | 115,015 | 12,057 | 643 |
| 28 | St. Croix County | 3.2 | 101K | 31,550 | 4,106 | 276 |
| 29 | Green Lake County | 3.2 | 53K | 16,499 | 3,978 | 263 |
| 30 | Outagamie County | 2.9 | 172K | 58,508 | 10,208 | 518 |
| 31 | Jefferson County | 2.9 | 101K | 34,512 | 5,253 | 408 |
| 32 | Washburn County | 2.8 | 23K | 8,409 | 1,510 | 92 |
| 33 | Polk County | 2.8 | 92K | 33,361 | 10,357 | 412 |
| 34 | Vernon County | 2.6 | 34K | 12,813 | 1,474 | 141 |
| 35 | Marathon County | 2.6 | 210K | 80,598 | 6,446 | 702 |
| 36 | Richland County | 2.5 | 20K | 8,020 | 997 | 168 |
| 37 | Rusk County | 2.5 | 26K | 10,344 | 834 | 96 |
| 38 | Adams County | 2.4 | 49K | 20,787 | 1,426 | 270 |
| 39 | Calumet County | 2.4 | 42K | 17,941 | 2,099 | 233 |
| 40 | Burnett County | 2.3 | 22K | 9,409 | 3,212 | 221 |
| 41 | Barron County | 2.2 | 65K | 29,231 | 4,176 | 179 |
| 42 | Waukesha County | 2.0 | 293K | 143,177 | 6,281 | 765 |
| 43 | Ozaukee County | 1.7 | 59K | 34,422 | 2,680 | 308 |
| 44 | La Crosse County | 1.7 | 65K | 37,410 | 5,781 | 385 |
| 45 | Shawano County | 1.7 | 53K | 31,418 | 2,335 | 305 |
| 46 | Kewaunee County | 1.6 | 23K | 14,371 | 2,692 | 285 |
| 47 | Kenosha County | 1.5 | 160K | 105,140 | 13,666 | 580 |
| 48 | Sauk County | 1.5 | 90K | 60,955 | 7,586 | 635 |
| 49 | Fond du Lac County | 1.4 | 124K | 89,727 | 6,085 | 516 |
| 50 | Milwaukee County | 1.4 | 817K | 594,641 | 16,384 | 1,152 |
| 51 | Winnebago County | 1.4 | 102K | 74,573 | 10,230 | 586 |
| 52 | Brown County | 1.3 | 253K | 201,743 | 11,245 | 746 |
| 53 | Rock County | 1.2 | 69K | 56,401 | 4,085 | 503 |
| 54 | Sheboygan County | 1.1 | 29K | 25,546 | 1,874 | 385 |
| 55 | Monroe County | 1.0 | 17K | 18,029 | 2,216 | 257 |
| 56 | Buffalo County | 0.9 | 5,617 | 5,936 | 1,555 | 73 |
| 57 | Manitowoc County | 0.9 | 43K | 47,882 | 2,968 | 291 |
| 58 | Chippewa County | 0.9 | 27K | 31,538 | 2,487 | 279 |
| 59 | Pierce County | 0.9 | 14K | 16,786 | 1,379 | 123 |
| 60 | Trempealeau County | 0.8 | 12K | 14,810 | 1,397 | 117 |
| 61 | Eau Claire County | 0.8 | 44K | 55,392 | 4,406 | 384 |
| 62 | Wood County | 0.8 | 37K | 46,818 | 2,447 | 506 |
| 63 | Juneau County | 0.7 | 11K | 15,444 | 881 | 238 |
| 64 | Columbia County | 0.7 | 38K | 53,762 | 2,892 | 378 |
| 65 | Dunn County | 0.7 | 17K | 24,888 | 2,103 | 211 |
| 66 | Dane County | 0.7 | 203K | 295,516 | 15,944 | 829 |
| 67 | Price County | 0.7 | 6,889 | 10,185 | 653 | 100 |
| 68 | Clark County | 0.7 | 11K | 15,996 | 1,683 | 160 |
| 69 | Taylor County | 0.6 | 8,027 | 12,558 | 955 | 64 |
| 70 | Pepin County | 0.4 | 1,721 | 3,918 | 187 | 51 |
| 71 | Douglas County | 0.3 | 8,137 | 29,088 | 854 | 136 |
| 72 | Jackson County | 0.3 | 3,906 | 14,991 | 349 | 57 |
Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2017
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portage County, WI | June 12, 2017 23:15 | June 17, 2017 01:15 | 4d 2h | 18,682 | 622K |
| 2 | Marinette County, WI | June 11, 2017 16:45 | June 16, 2017 04:45 | 4d 12h | 16,826 | 415K |
| 3 | Milwaukee County, WI | March 8, 2017 13:15 | March 10, 2017 06:00 | 1d 16h | 16,384 | 142K |
| 4 | Dane County, WI | July 19, 2017 11:30 | July 23, 2017 07:15 | 3d 19h | 15,944 | 79K |
| 5 | Washington County, WI | February 17, 2017 21:30 | February 17, 2017 22:45 | 1h 15m | 15,902 | 3,979 |
| 6 | Kenosha County, WI | May 27, 2017 13:15 | May 27, 2017 18:00 | 4h 45m | 13,666 | 29K |
| 7 | Door County, WI | July 13, 2017 02:45 | July 13, 2017 16:45 | 14h | 12,100 | 83K |
| 8 | Waupaca County, WI | June 14, 2017 20:00 | June 16, 2017 23:30 | 2d 3h | 12,057 | 181K |
| 9 | Racine County, WI | July 12, 2017 05:00 | July 15, 2017 03:30 | 2d 22h | 12,057 | 265K |
| 10 | Oneida County, WI | June 10, 2017 16:30 | June 14, 2017 08:00 | 3d 15h | 11,774 | 283K |
| 11 | Brown County, WI | June 14, 2017 21:00 | June 16, 2017 10:15 | 1d 13h | 11,245 | 90K |
| 12 | Polk County, WI | July 12, 2017 07:45 | July 13, 2017 04:30 | 20h 45m | 10,357 | 43K |
| 13 | Winnebago County, WI | June 14, 2017 20:00 | June 16, 2017 22:15 | 2d 2h | 10,230 | 42K |
| 14 | Outagamie County, WI | November 28, 2017 13:30 | November 28, 2017 14:15 | 45m | 10,208 | 5,934 |
| 15 | Waushara County, WI | June 12, 2017 21:45 | June 19, 2017 21:45 | 7d | 9,809 | 143K |
| 16 | Milwaukee County, WI | April 20, 2017 06:30 | April 21, 2017 20:45 | 1d 14h | 9,689 | 76K |
| 17 | Vilas County, WI | June 11, 2017 17:00 | June 14, 2017 07:45 | 2d 14h | 9,284 | 129K |
| 18 | Racine County, WI | May 18, 2017 00:15 | May 18, 2017 02:30 | 2h 15m | 9,209 | 4,630 |
| 19 | Vilas County, WI | May 17, 2017 18:45 | May 19, 2017 04:00 | 1d 9h | 9,119 | 68K |
| 20 | Oneida County, WI | April 9, 2017 18:15 | April 12, 2017 22:15 | 3d 4h | 8,604 | 98K |
| 21 | Outagamie County, WI | June 14, 2017 20:15 | June 16, 2017 23:00 | 2d 2h | 8,466 | 87K |
| 22 | Milwaukee County, WI | March 24, 2017 19:00 | March 25, 2017 04:15 | 9h 15m | 8,265 | 15K |
| 23 | Lincoln County, WI | February 17, 2017 21:45 | February 17, 2017 22:00 | 15m | 8,200 | 2,050 |
| 24 | Milwaukee County, WI | June 28, 2017 13:00 | June 30, 2017 09:45 | 1d 20h | 8,174 | 57K |
| 25 | Milwaukee County, WI | June 11, 2017 14:15 | June 16, 2017 04:15 | 4d 14h | 8,039 | 94K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Wisconsin's electricity customers in 2017; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2017 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.