2019 Wisconsin Power Outage Report
In 2019, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 4.4 hours, the 19th worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.4
vs prior year
▲ 153%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
13.4M
Peak customers out
150,626
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
84%
of WI customers
Counties reporting
71
Wisconsin year over year
All 71 Wisconsin counties, 2019
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 | Menominee County | 42.3 | 180K | 4,260 | 4,260 | 366 |
| 2 | Iron County | 37.7 | 80K | 2,123 | 2,123 | 292 |
| 3 | Outagamie County | 34.8 | 2.0M | 58,508 | 42,869 | 679 |
| 4 | Vilas County | 31.9 | 296K | 9,284 | 5,408 | 631 |
| 5 | Oneida County | 28.3 | 629K | 22,258 | 14,156 | 720 |
| 6 | Langlade County | 28.2 | 397K | 14,062 | 10,116 | 525 |
| 7 | Forest County | 28.1 | 178K | 6,340 | 6,340 | 444 |
| 8 | Portage County | 26.3 | 715K | 27,174 | 17,096 | 639 |
| 9 | Waupaca County | 21.7 | 513K | 23,619 | 13,582 | 488 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 19.1 | 302K | 15,797 | 10,080 | 516 |
| 11 | Florence County | 15.7 | 45K | 2,842 | 2,842 | 153 |
| 12 | Oconto County | 14.7 | 392K | 26,761 | 13,455 | 469 |
| 13 | Polk County | 14.6 | 487K | 33,361 | 9,152 | 533 |
| 14 | Marinette County | 9.1 | 274K | 29,899 | 7,876 | 620 |
| 15 | Wood County | 9.1 | 425K | 46,818 | 12,925 | 610 |
| 16 | Shawano County | 8.6 | 271K | 31,418 | 6,952 | 473 |
| 17 | Calumet County | 7.7 | 139K | 17,941 | 6,074 | 294 |
| 18 | Barron County | 6.9 | 202K | 29,231 | 4,978 | 281 |
| 19 | Door County | 6.5 | 173K | 26,534 | 8,767 | 369 |
| 20 | Waukesha County | 6.1 | 878K | 143,177 | 21,890 | 740 |
| 21 | Marquette County | 6.1 | 54K | 8,847 | 1,232 | 333 |
| 22 | Waushara County | 5.5 | 116K | 21,071 | 5,801 | 552 |
| 23 | Marathon County | 4.3 | 343K | 80,598 | 10,558 | 760 |
| 24 | Ozaukee County | 4.2 | 146K | 34,422 | 6,801 | 321 |
| 25 | Washington County | 4.2 | 144K | 34,303 | 8,304 | 500 |
| 26 | Grant County | 4.1 | 31K | 7,428 | 1,886 | 375 |
| 27 | Walworth County | 4.1 | 185K | 45,649 | 7,472 | 781 |
| 28 | Ashland County | 3.9 | 25K | 6,345 | 1,058 | 227 |
| 29 | Kewaunee County | 3.5 | 50K | 14,371 | 3,645 | 245 |
| 30 | Jefferson County | 3.5 | 119K | 34,512 | 5,853 | 373 |
| 31 | Clark County | 3.3 | 52K | 15,996 | 2,458 | 237 |
| 32 | Lafayette County | 3.2 | 13K | 4,085 | 1,419 | 257 |
| 33 | Sawyer County | 3.1 | 40K | 13,024 | 4,356 | 271 |
| 34 | Winnebago County | 2.9 | 219K | 74,573 | 9,837 | 460 |
| 35 | Kenosha County | 2.9 | 305K | 105,140 | 10,200 | 650 |
| 36 | St. Croix County | 2.9 | 91K | 31,550 | 6,625 | 372 |
| 37 | Sheboygan County | 2.7 | 68K | 25,546 | 3,376 | 605 |
| 38 | Bayfield County | 2.6 | 17K | 6,473 | 1,458 | 168 |
| 39 | Dodge County | 2.6 | 78K | 29,757 | 3,295 | 749 |
| 40 | Burnett County | 2.6 | 24K | 9,409 | 1,805 | 292 |
| 41 | Racine County | 2.4 | 281K | 115,015 | 12,615 | 650 |
| 42 | Juneau County | 2.4 | 38K | 15,444 | 2,413 | 337 |
| 43 | Brown County | 2.4 | 482K | 201,743 | 18,898 | 764 |
| 44 | Rusk County | 2.4 | 25K | 10,344 | 4,061 | 137 |
| 45 | Price County | 2.3 | 24K | 10,185 | 1,838 | 208 |
| 46 | Vernon County | 2.0 | 26K | 12,813 | 2,015 | 215 |
| 47 | La Crosse County | 2.0 | 74K | 37,410 | 5,571 | 535 |
| 48 | Green Lake County | 1.9 | 31K | 16,499 | 2,939 | 409 |
| 49 | Washburn County | 1.8 | 15K | 8,409 | 694 | 107 |
| 50 | Rock County | 1.7 | 94K | 56,401 | 9,625 | 850 |
| 51 | Manitowoc County | 1.6 | 79K | 47,882 | 4,642 | 377 |
| 52 | Green County | 1.6 | 22K | 13,290 | 765 | 567 |
| 53 | Adams County | 1.6 | 33K | 20,787 | 2,475 | 312 |
| 54 | Taylor County | 1.6 | 20K | 12,558 | 1,908 | 145 |
| 55 | Monroe County | 1.6 | 28K | 18,029 | 1,756 | 228 |
| 56 | Chippewa County | 1.5 | 48K | 31,538 | 1,988 | 435 |
| 57 | Milwaukee County | 1.5 | 886K | 594,641 | 14,104 | 1,050 |
| 58 | Buffalo County | 1.4 | 8,075 | 5,936 | 1,569 | 125 |
| 59 | Columbia County | 1.2 | 63K | 53,762 | 2,195 | 625 |
| 60 | Richland County | 1.2 | 9,226 | 8,020 | 539 | 210 |
| 61 | Dunn County | 1.1 | 27K | 24,888 | 1,618 | 279 |
| 62 | Sauk County | 1.0 | 61K | 60,955 | 4,061 | 699 |
| 63 | Eau Claire County | 1.0 | 53K | 55,392 | 4,165 | 490 |
| 64 | Pepin County | 0.8 | 3,255 | 3,918 | 199 | 109 |
| 65 | Trempealeau County | 0.8 | 12K | 14,810 | 984 | 148 |
| 66 | Pierce County | 0.7 | 12K | 16,786 | 888 | 188 |
| 67 | Dane County | 0.7 | 193K | 295,516 | 10,308 | 995 |
| 68 | Fond du Lac County | 0.6 | 52K | 89,727 | 2,561 | 771 |
| 69 | Douglas County | 0.5 | 15K | 29,088 | 1,819 | 162 |
| 70 | Jackson County | 0.2 | 2,306 | 14,991 | 164 | 78 |
| 71 | Crawford County | 0.0 | 248 | 5,637 | 89 | 2 |
Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2019
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outagamie County, WI | July 20, 2019 02:30 | July 25, 2019 09:15 | 5d 6h | 42,869 | 1.9M |
| 2 | Waukesha County, WI | June 30, 2019 10:15 | July 1, 2019 22:00 | 1d 11h | 21,890 | 133K |
| 3 | Waukesha County, WI | June 27, 2019 20:30 | June 30, 2019 06:15 | 2d 9h | 19,874 | 280K |
| 4 | Brown County, WI | July 20, 2019 02:45 | July 22, 2019 15:00 | 2d 12h | 18,898 | 282K |
| 5 | Portage County, WI | July 20, 2019 02:00 | July 27, 2019 03:30 | 7d 1h | 17,096 | 578K |
| 6 | Oneida County, WI | May 22, 2019 08:15 | May 24, 2019 00:00 | 1d 15h | 14,156 | 107K |
| 7 | Brown County, WI | August 7, 2019 22:00 | August 9, 2019 02:30 | 1d 4h | 14,110 | 55K |
| 8 | Milwaukee County, WI | June 27, 2019 11:45 | June 30, 2019 08:15 | 2d 20h | 14,104 | 106K |
| 9 | Oneida County, WI | November 27, 2019 14:00 | November 30, 2019 03:30 | 2d 13h | 13,932 | 315K |
| 10 | Waupaca County, WI | July 20, 2019 02:00 | July 26, 2019 13:15 | 6d 11h | 13,582 | 468K |
| 11 | Oconto County, WI | March 27, 2019 16:45 | March 27, 2019 18:00 | 1h 15m | 13,455 | 4,214 |
| 12 | Oneida County, WI | August 5, 2019 14:30 | August 6, 2019 17:30 | 1d 3h | 13,078 | 52K |
| 13 | Wood County, WI | July 20, 2019 01:30 | July 25, 2019 00:00 | 4d 22h | 12,925 | 303K |
| 14 | Racine County, WI | September 6, 2019 14:15 | September 6, 2019 19:00 | 4h 45m | 12,615 | 3,192 |
| 15 | Racine County, WI | December 16, 2019 15:45 | December 16, 2019 16:15 | 30m | 12,578 | 6,289 |
| 16 | Waukesha County, WI | July 2, 2019 12:30 | July 4, 2019 07:15 | 1d 18h | 11,593 | 108K |
| 17 | Milwaukee County, WI | November 6, 2019 15:45 | November 6, 2019 23:45 | 8h | 11,546 | 13K |
| 18 | Milwaukee County, WI | July 10, 2019 08:45 | July 11, 2019 09:30 | 1d | 10,838 | 3,722 |
| 19 | Racine County, WI | August 20, 2019 13:15 | August 21, 2019 00:00 | 10h 45m | 10,611 | 23K |
| 20 | Milwaukee County, WI | August 30, 2019 19:00 | August 30, 2019 21:00 | 2h | 10,561 | 5,282 |
| 21 | Marathon County, WI | May 22, 2019 07:00 | May 23, 2019 17:15 | 1d 10h | 10,558 | 58K |
| 22 | Brown County, WI | March 27, 2019 16:45 | March 27, 2019 18:00 | 1h 15m | 10,525 | 2,953 |
| 23 | Dane County, WI | September 29, 2019 12:15 | September 30, 2019 01:15 | 13h | 10,308 | 33K |
| 24 | Kenosha County, WI | August 16, 2019 19:15 | August 16, 2019 19:30 | 15m | 10,200 | 2,550 |
| 25 | Langlade County, WI | July 20, 2019 00:45 | July 27, 2019 18:15 | 7d 17h | 10,116 | 261K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 84% of Wisconsin's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.