2018 Wisconsin Power Outage Report
In 2018, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 1.7 hours, the 44th worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.7
vs prior year
▼ 41%
vs 2017
Customer-hours out
5.3M
Peak customers out
43,114
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
83%
of WI customers
Counties reporting
71
Wisconsin year over year
All 71 Wisconsin counties, 2018
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 | Marquette County | 18.1 | 160K | 8,847 | 5,520 | 398 |
| 2 | Iron County | 17.2 | 37K | 2,123 | 1,376 | 221 |
| 3 | Vilas County | 11.3 | 105K | 9,284 | 4,073 | 540 |
| 4 | Sheboygan County | 9.4 | 241K | 25,546 | 9,909 | 592 |
| 5 | Menominee County | 9.3 | 39K | 4,260 | 2,222 | 295 |
| 6 | Florence County | 8.9 | 25K | 2,842 | 950 | 166 |
| 7 | Forest County | 6.7 | 42K | 6,340 | 3,274 | 403 |
| 8 | Green Lake County | 5.1 | 85K | 16,499 | 2,787 | 390 |
| 9 | Dodge County | 4.9 | 146K | 29,757 | 4,358 | 739 |
| 10 | Washington County | 4.9 | 167K | 34,303 | 8,505 | 392 |
| 11 | Adams County | 4.7 | 98K | 20,787 | 4,393 | 372 |
| 12 | Lafayette County | 4.0 | 17K | 4,085 | 1,345 | 224 |
| 13 | Langlade County | 3.9 | 55K | 14,062 | 2,593 | 494 |
| 14 | Fond du Lac County | 3.9 | 349K | 89,727 | 9,591 | 747 |
| 15 | Ozaukee County | 3.7 | 129K | 34,422 | 3,472 | 309 |
| 16 | Oneida County | 3.5 | 77K | 22,258 | 8,641 | 554 |
| 17 | Door County | 3.3 | 87K | 26,534 | 3,802 | 320 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 3.2 | 110K | 34,512 | 5,472 | 377 |
| 19 | Lincoln County | 3.1 | 48K | 15,797 | 2,186 | 479 |
| 20 | Chippewa County | 2.4 | 77K | 31,538 | 4,125 | 344 |
| 21 | Waupaca County | 2.4 | 58K | 23,619 | 2,127 | 522 |
| 22 | Marinette County | 2.4 | 73K | 29,899 | 2,395 | 528 |
| 23 | Buffalo County | 2.3 | 14K | 5,936 | 1,582 | 89 |
| 24 | Waushara County | 2.3 | 48K | 21,071 | 1,891 | 574 |
| 25 | Waukesha County | 2.3 | 324K | 143,177 | 5,504 | 698 |
| 26 | Walworth County | 2.1 | 97K | 45,649 | 5,369 | 775 |
| 27 | La Crosse County | 2.1 | 79K | 37,410 | 2,991 | 492 |
| 28 | Vernon County | 2.1 | 27K | 12,813 | 759 | 185 |
| 29 | Sawyer County | 2.1 | 27K | 13,024 | 1,306 | 236 |
| 30 | Grant County | 1.9 | 14K | 7,428 | 1,781 | 394 |
| 31 | Oconto County | 1.8 | 47K | 26,761 | 2,527 | 494 |
| 32 | Outagamie County | 1.7 | 99K | 58,508 | 6,616 | 617 |
| 33 | Bayfield County | 1.7 | 11K | 6,473 | 1,456 | 150 |
| 34 | St. Croix County | 1.6 | 52K | 31,550 | 2,399 | 386 |
| 35 | Green County | 1.6 | 22K | 13,290 | 3,080 | 545 |
| 36 | Ashland County | 1.6 | 10K | 6,345 | 570 | 161 |
| 37 | Kenosha County | 1.6 | 167K | 105,140 | 12,968 | 653 |
| 38 | Pepin County | 1.6 | 6,157 | 3,918 | 1,730 | 77 |
| 39 | Polk County | 1.5 | 51K | 33,361 | 2,522 | 579 |
| 40 | Portage County | 1.5 | 39K | 27,174 | 3,723 | 560 |
| 41 | Rock County | 1.4 | 80K | 56,401 | 3,389 | 835 |
| 42 | Clark County | 1.4 | 22K | 15,996 | 1,757 | 228 |
| 43 | Milwaukee County | 1.3 | 794K | 594,641 | 19,306 | 1,039 |
| 44 | Calumet County | 1.3 | 23K | 17,941 | 2,899 | 336 |
| 45 | Racine County | 1.2 | 137K | 115,015 | 13,207 | 682 |
| 46 | Juneau County | 1.2 | 18K | 15,444 | 2,002 | 286 |
| 47 | Dunn County | 1.2 | 29K | 24,888 | 3,399 | 257 |
| 48 | Shawano County | 1.2 | 36K | 31,418 | 2,162 | 470 |
| 49 | Eau Claire County | 1.1 | 64K | 55,392 | 2,165 | 488 |
| 50 | Winnebago County | 1.1 | 83K | 74,573 | 12,757 | 459 |
| 51 | Sauk County | 1.1 | 67K | 60,955 | 1,350 | 669 |
| 52 | Richland County | 0.9 | 7,079 | 8,020 | 384 | 200 |
| 53 | Pierce County | 0.9 | 15K | 16,786 | 641 | 159 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 0.8 | 15K | 18,029 | 626 | 248 |
| 55 | Kewaunee County | 0.8 | 12K | 14,371 | 1,527 | 241 |
| 56 | Burnett County | 0.8 | 7,590 | 9,409 | 2,392 | 327 |
| 57 | Marathon County | 0.8 | 64K | 80,598 | 1,665 | 641 |
| 58 | Columbia County | 0.8 | 43K | 53,762 | 3,079 | 684 |
| 59 | Dane County | 0.8 | 229K | 295,516 | 6,816 | 1,030 |
| 60 | Rusk County | 0.6 | 6,652 | 10,344 | 1,171 | 150 |
| 61 | Barron County | 0.6 | 17K | 29,231 | 1,758 | 238 |
| 62 | Jackson County | 0.6 | 8,524 | 14,991 | 353 | 71 |
| 63 | Price County | 0.6 | 5,616 | 10,185 | 310 | 172 |
| 64 | Trempealeau County | 0.5 | 7,903 | 14,810 | 519 | 132 |
| 65 | Wood County | 0.5 | 25K | 46,818 | 1,389 | 578 |
| 66 | Brown County | 0.5 | 106K | 201,743 | 6,435 | 556 |
| 67 | Manitowoc County | 0.5 | 22K | 47,882 | 1,350 | 444 |
| 68 | Washburn County | 0.4 | 3,491 | 8,409 | 256 | 105 |
| 69 | Douglas County | 0.3 | 10K | 29,088 | 1,381 | 146 |
| 70 | Taylor County | 0.3 | 4,177 | 12,558 | 393 | 153 |
| 71 | Crawford County | 0.1 | 794 | 5,637 | 87 | 5 |
Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2018
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee County, WI | May 8, 2018 14:45 | May 9, 2018 06:00 | 15h 15m | 19,306 | 33K |
| 2 | Milwaukee County, WI | June 18, 2018 09:45 | June 21, 2018 21:15 | 3d 11h | 16,452 | 91K |
| 3 | Milwaukee County, WI | December 4, 2018 14:45 | December 4, 2018 18:15 | 3h 30m | 15,803 | 3,960 |
| 4 | Milwaukee County, WI | June 30, 2018 08:45 | July 3, 2018 05:15 | 2d 20h | 15,254 | 118K |
| 5 | Racine County, WI | November 28, 2018 16:45 | November 28, 2018 17:00 | 15m | 13,207 | 3,302 |
| 6 | Kenosha County, WI | January 4, 2018 00:00 | January 4, 2018 06:45 | 6h 45m | 12,968 | 51K |
| 7 | Winnebago County, WI | May 16, 2018 16:00 | May 16, 2018 19:15 | 3h 15m | 12,757 | 5,566 |
| 8 | Racine County, WI | October 11, 2018 09:45 | October 12, 2018 05:00 | 19h 15m | 10,610 | 2,732 |
| 9 | Milwaukee County, WI | September 19, 2018 17:00 | September 19, 2018 21:00 | 4h | 10,254 | 2,611 |
| 10 | Sheboygan County, WI | August 28, 2018 22:00 | August 31, 2018 02:45 | 2d 4h | 9,909 | 156K |
| 11 | Milwaukee County, WI | August 1, 2018 14:15 | August 3, 2018 01:00 | 1d 10h | 9,886 | 25K |
| 12 | Fond du Lac County, WI | August 28, 2018 19:45 | September 1, 2018 04:30 | 3d 8h | 9,591 | 227K |
| 13 | Fond du Lac County, WI | April 14, 2018 03:30 | April 18, 2018 05:00 | 4d 1h | 8,963 | 67K |
| 14 | Milwaukee County, WI | October 30, 2018 13:45 | October 30, 2018 20:00 | 6h 15m | 8,777 | 2,203 |
| 15 | Sheboygan County, WI | January 22, 2018 10:15 | January 22, 2018 15:30 | 5h 15m | 8,657 | 14K |
| 16 | Oneida County, WI | October 28, 2018 09:45 | October 28, 2018 17:00 | 7h 15m | 8,641 | 16K |
| 17 | Washington County, WI | August 8, 2018 21:45 | August 9, 2018 02:30 | 4h 45m | 8,505 | 9,119 |
| 18 | Winnebago County, WI | November 7, 2018 15:00 | November 7, 2018 16:30 | 1h 30m | 7,580 | 5,686 |
| 19 | Milwaukee County, WI | November 5, 2018 12:15 | November 6, 2018 04:00 | 15h 45m | 7,409 | 1,889 |
| 20 | Winnebago County, WI | January 28, 2018 07:15 | January 28, 2018 07:30 | 15m | 7,409 | 1,852 |
| 21 | Dane County, WI | August 20, 2018 14:15 | August 22, 2018 22:45 | 2d 8h | 6,816 | 57K |
| 22 | Outagamie County, WI | May 6, 2018 13:30 | May 6, 2018 14:15 | 45m | 6,616 | 1,655 |
| 23 | Brown County, WI | September 18, 2018 00:00 | September 18, 2018 15:15 | 15h 15m | 6,435 | 29K |
| 24 | Milwaukee County, WI | April 30, 2018 16:15 | May 1, 2018 02:00 | 9h 45m | 6,428 | 2,492 |
| 25 | Brown County, WI | October 18, 2018 13:30 | October 18, 2018 16:30 | 3h | 6,136 | 1,554 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 83% of Wisconsin's electricity customers in 2018; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.