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2017 Wisconsin Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 2.9 hours — the 27th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.9
Peak customers out
18,682
Rank (worst state)
27th
Counties affected
20

Wisconsin outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Wisconsin counties in 2017

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

1Portage County18,6822Marinette County16,8263Milwaukee County16,3844Dane County15,9445Washington County15,9026Kenosha County13,6667Door County12,1008Racine County12,0579Waupaca County12,05710Oneida County11,77411Vilas County11,48812Brown County11,24513Polk County10,35714Winnebago County10,23015Outagamie County10,20816Waushara County9,80917Crawford County8,99618Lincoln County8,20019Sauk County7,58620Walworth County7,329

Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Portage CountyJune 12, 201718,682
Marinette CountyJune 11, 201716,826
Milwaukee CountyMarch 8, 201716,384
Dane CountyJuly 19, 201715,944
Washington CountyFebruary 17, 201715,902
Kenosha CountyMay 27, 201713,666
Door CountyJuly 13, 201712,100
Waupaca CountyJune 14, 201712,057
Racine CountyJuly 12, 201712,057
Oneida CountyJune 10, 201711,774
Wisconsin by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.