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2019 Minnesota Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 1.7 hours — the 44th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.7
Peak customers out
19,784
Rank (worst state)
44th
Counties affected
20

Minnesota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Minnesota counties in 2019

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

1Ramsey County19,7842Washington County12,2263Hennepin County11,2594St. Louis County8,1955Benton County7,1706Dakota County5,6257Beltrami County5,1368Stearns County4,9569Anoka County4,58410Scott County4,26111Itasca County4,21812Wright County4,07513Otter Tail County3,58014Chisago County3,47915Pipestone County3,28816Le Sueur County3,28717Dodge County3,05918Goodhue County2,91619Morrison County2,88320Houston County2,865

Biggest Minnesota outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Ramsey CountyJuly 14, 201919,784
Washington CountyMay 30, 201912,226
Hennepin CountyMay 3, 201911,259
St. Louis CountyOctober 21, 20198,195
Hennepin CountyJune 30, 20198,158
Hennepin CountySeptember 30, 20197,859
Washington CountyNovember 30, 20197,556
Ramsey CountyApril 26, 20197,355
Benton CountySeptember 17, 20197,170
Hennepin CountyJuly 14, 20196,620
Minnesota by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.