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2020 Minnesota Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 2.2 hours — the 43rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.2
Peak customers out
32,061
Rank (worst state)
43rd
Counties affected
20

Minnesota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Minnesota counties in 2020

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

1Hennepin County32,0612Washington County18,9333Ramsey County16,5574Otter Tail County9,9095Anoka County9,2906Beltrami County8,5727St. Louis County7,4468Wright County7,4239Dakota County6,21610Pine County5,78011Cass County5,17112Goodhue County4,89713Carlton County4,70614Mille Lacs County4,55215Polk County4,47016Stearns County4,26817Wabasha County4,24418Scott County3,81619Aitkin County3,72220Crow Wing County3,591

Biggest Minnesota outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hennepin CountyMarch 11, 202032,061
Hennepin CountyAugust 14, 202027,088
Hennepin CountyApril 2, 202023,394
Washington CountyAugust 14, 202018,933
Hennepin CountyMay 16, 202016,981
Ramsey CountyJune 4, 202016,557
Ramsey CountyDecember 1, 202016,372
Hennepin CountyJune 6, 202011,310
Hennepin CountyJuly 17, 202010,409
Otter Tail CountyJune 9, 20209,909
Minnesota by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.