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2019 Wisconsin Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 4.4 hours — the 19th worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.4
Peak customers out
42,869
Rank (worst state)
19th
Counties affected
20

Wisconsin outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Wisconsin counties in 2019

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

1Outagamie County42,8692Waukesha County21,8903Brown County18,8984Portage County17,0965Oneida County14,1566Milwaukee County14,1047Waupaca County13,5828Oconto County13,4559Wood County12,92510Racine County12,61511Marathon County10,55812Dane County10,30813Kenosha County10,20014Langlade County10,11615Lincoln County10,08016Winnebago County9,83717Rock County9,62518Polk County9,15219Door County8,76720Washington County8,304

Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Outagamie CountyJuly 20, 201942,869
Waukesha CountyJune 30, 201921,890
Waukesha CountyJune 27, 201919,874
Brown CountyJuly 20, 201918,898
Portage CountyJuly 20, 201917,096
Oneida CountyMay 22, 201914,156
Brown CountyAugust 7, 201914,110
Milwaukee CountyJune 27, 201914,104
Oneida CountyNovember 27, 201913,932
Waupaca CountyJuly 20, 201913,582
Wisconsin 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.