2020 Wisconsin Power Outage Report
In 2020, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 1.8 hours, the 44th worst of 51 states (US average 8.0 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.8
vs prior year
▼ 59%
vs 2019
Customer-hours out
5.6M
Peak customers out
58,906
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
84%
of WI customers
Counties reporting
72
Wisconsin year over year
All 72 Wisconsin counties, 2020
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 | Vilas County | 15.6 | 145K | 9,284 | 9,284 | 595 |
| 2 | Florence County | 7.9 | 23K | 2,842 | 2,842 | 140 |
| 3 | Forest County | 7.9 | 50K | 6,340 | 6,340 | 235 |
| 4 | Iron County | 5.8 | 12K | 2,123 | 837 | 175 |
| 5 | Oconto County | 5.5 | 146K | 26,761 | 6,028 | 318 |
| 6 | Oneida County | 4.8 | 106K | 22,258 | 4,040 | 548 |
| 7 | Walworth County | 4.7 | 216K | 45,649 | 7,530 | 730 |
| 8 | Grant County | 4.7 | 35K | 7,428 | 4,608 | 341 |
| 9 | Sheboygan County | 4.5 | 116K | 25,546 | 7,101 | 545 |
| 10 | Bayfield County | 4.5 | 29K | 6,473 | 3,398 | 151 |
| 11 | Washington County | 4.4 | 153K | 34,303 | 4,802 | 516 |
| 12 | Menominee County | 4.3 | 18K | 4,260 | 2,260 | 236 |
| 13 | Sawyer County | 3.7 | 48K | 13,024 | 2,003 | 298 |
| 14 | Waukesha County | 3.6 | 513K | 143,177 | 11,004 | 778 |
| 15 | Racine County | 3.5 | 406K | 115,015 | 18,587 | 669 |
| 16 | Iowa County | 3.5 | 32K | 9,067 | 5,293 | 484 |
| 17 | Marinette County | 3.1 | 91K | 29,899 | 4,310 | 605 |
| 18 | Ashland County | 2.9 | 19K | 6,345 | 1,161 | 255 |
| 19 | Vernon County | 2.9 | 37K | 12,813 | 2,056 | 133 |
| 20 | Ozaukee County | 2.8 | 96K | 34,422 | 3,361 | 360 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | 2.7 | 42K | 15,797 | 3,029 | 295 |
| 22 | Polk County | 2.3 | 76K | 33,361 | 3,443 | 576 |
| 23 | Green County | 2.2 | 30K | 13,290 | 2,905 | 555 |
| 24 | Columbia County | 2.1 | 115K | 53,762 | 8,271 | 649 |
| 25 | Kenosha County | 2.1 | 224K | 105,140 | 8,110 | 616 |
| 26 | Dodge County | 2.1 | 63K | 29,757 | 2,926 | 653 |
| 27 | La Crosse County | 2.1 | 77K | 37,410 | 9,904 | 484 |
| 28 | Langlade County | 2.0 | 28K | 14,062 | 2,849 | 249 |
| 29 | Waupaca County | 1.9 | 45K | 23,619 | 2,637 | 482 |
| 30 | Jefferson County | 1.8 | 63K | 34,512 | 5,926 | 461 |
| 31 | Portage County | 1.8 | 49K | 27,174 | 3,877 | 527 |
| 32 | Marathon County | 1.8 | 144K | 80,598 | 11,369 | 699 |
| 33 | Washburn County | 1.7 | 15K | 8,409 | 700 | 130 |
| 34 | St. Croix County | 1.7 | 54K | 31,550 | 6,590 | 386 |
| 35 | Waushara County | 1.7 | 35K | 21,071 | 942 | 612 |
| 36 | Pepin County | 1.6 | 6,422 | 3,918 | 1,076 | 111 |
| 37 | Milwaukee County | 1.6 | 974K | 594,641 | 12,376 | 1,067 |
| 38 | Winnebago County | 1.6 | 119K | 74,573 | 7,682 | 536 |
| 39 | Adams County | 1.5 | 32K | 20,787 | 1,747 | 525 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 1.5 | 28K | 18,029 | 1,548 | 334 |
| 41 | Rock County | 1.5 | 84K | 56,401 | 3,542 | 912 |
| 42 | Dunn County | 1.5 | 37K | 24,888 | 3,039 | 292 |
| 43 | Barron County | 1.4 | 42K | 29,231 | 3,045 | 253 |
| 44 | Outagamie County | 1.4 | 85K | 58,508 | 5,133 | 537 |
| 45 | Burnett County | 1.3 | 12K | 9,409 | 5,604 | 271 |
| 46 | Douglas County | 1.3 | 38K | 29,088 | 1,973 | 350 |
| 47 | Green Lake County | 1.2 | 20K | 16,499 | 2,443 | 407 |
| 48 | Lafayette County | 1.2 | 4,899 | 4,085 | 921 | 256 |
| 49 | Shawano County | 1.2 | 37K | 31,418 | 6,271 | 385 |
| 50 | Calumet County | 1.1 | 20K | 17,941 | 17,941 | 216 |
| 51 | Marquette County | 1.1 | 9,739 | 8,847 | 780 | 358 |
| 52 | Door County | 1.0 | 27K | 26,534 | 1,280 | 353 |
| 53 | Clark County | 1.0 | 16K | 15,996 | 1,153 | 212 |
| 54 | Crawford County | 1.0 | 5,597 | 5,637 | 1,160 | 139 |
| 55 | Chippewa County | 1.0 | 31K | 31,538 | 2,418 | 345 |
| 56 | Brown County | 0.9 | 190K | 201,743 | 12,738 | 693 |
| 57 | Fond du Lac County | 0.9 | 84K | 89,727 | 3,607 | 708 |
| 58 | Kewaunee County | 0.9 | 13K | 14,371 | 1,509 | 157 |
| 59 | Sauk County | 0.8 | 51K | 60,955 | 2,934 | 660 |
| 60 | Richland County | 0.8 | 6,697 | 8,020 | 556 | 141 |
| 61 | Eau Claire County | 0.8 | 45K | 55,392 | 2,436 | 424 |
| 62 | Rusk County | 0.7 | 7,655 | 10,344 | 810 | 122 |
| 63 | Pierce County | 0.7 | 11K | 16,786 | 4,070 | 214 |
| 64 | Juneau County | 0.6 | 8,924 | 15,444 | 602 | 333 |
| 65 | Buffalo County | 0.6 | 3,295 | 5,936 | 758 | 106 |
| 66 | Trempealeau County | 0.5 | 7,708 | 14,810 | 1,448 | 115 |
| 67 | Manitowoc County | 0.5 | 24K | 47,882 | 27,135 | 316 |
| 68 | Dane County | 0.4 | 119K | 295,516 | 3,389 | 991 |
| 69 | Taylor County | 0.3 | 3,879 | 12,558 | 775 | 58 |
| 70 | Price County | 0.3 | 2,967 | 10,185 | 305 | 119 |
| 71 | Wood County | 0.3 | 12K | 46,818 | 854 | 467 |
| 72 | Jackson County | 0.1 | 888 | 14,991 | 159 | 43 |
Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2020
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manitowoc County, WI | May 8, 2020 19:00 | May 8, 2020 19:15 | 15m | 27,135 | 6,784 |
| 2 | Racine County, WI | June 19, 2020 16:00 | June 19, 2020 17:15 | 1h 15m | 18,587 | 4,648 |
| 3 | Calumet County, WI | May 8, 2020 19:00 | May 8, 2020 19:15 | 15m | 17,941 | 4,485 |
| 4 | Racine County, WI | August 10, 2020 19:15 | August 13, 2020 01:00 | 2d 5h | 14,758 | 147K |
| 5 | Brown County, WI | March 10, 2020 00:30 | March 10, 2020 11:45 | 11h 15m | 12,738 | 43K |
| 6 | Milwaukee County, WI | November 10, 2020 14:15 | November 12, 2020 04:15 | 1d 14h | 12,376 | 81K |
| 7 | Marathon County, WI | June 19, 2020 22:30 | June 20, 2020 00:30 | 2h | 11,369 | 14K |
| 8 | Waukesha County, WI | August 9, 2020 16:15 | August 11, 2020 08:45 | 1d 16h | 11,004 | 40K |
| 9 | Milwaukee County, WI | July 7, 2020 12:30 | July 9, 2020 09:30 | 1d 21h | 10,569 | 57K |
| 10 | Brown County, WI | May 8, 2020 19:00 | May 8, 2020 19:15 | 15m | 10,368 | 2,592 |
| 11 | La Crosse County, WI | June 2, 2020 22:15 | June 4, 2020 03:15 | 1d 5h | 9,904 | 27K |
| 12 | Waukesha County, WI | November 10, 2020 17:45 | November 11, 2020 23:00 | 1d 5h | 9,727 | 55K |
| 13 | Vilas County, WI | June 10, 2020 02:30 | June 10, 2020 18:30 | 16h | 9,284 | 13K |
| 14 | Waukesha County, WI | January 25, 2020 12:30 | January 26, 2020 01:45 | 13h 15m | 9,148 | 33K |
| 15 | Milwaukee County, WI | April 1, 2020 06:45 | April 1, 2020 07:00 | 15m | 8,964 | 2,241 |
| 16 | Milwaukee County, WI | April 20, 2020 19:45 | April 22, 2020 00:45 | 1d 5h | 8,964 | 29K |
| 17 | Milwaukee County, WI | August 25, 2020 08:30 | August 26, 2020 10:45 | 1d 2h | 8,948 | 54K |
| 18 | Milwaukee County, WI | September 6, 2020 11:45 | September 7, 2020 05:45 | 18h | 8,942 | 35K |
| 19 | Milwaukee County, WI | February 28, 2020 18:30 | February 28, 2020 18:45 | 15m | 8,811 | 2,203 |
| 20 | Milwaukee County, WI | June 20, 2020 11:30 | June 21, 2020 19:15 | 1d 7h | 8,582 | 45K |
| 21 | Columbia County, WI | June 3, 2020 00:45 | June 4, 2020 22:45 | 1d 22h | 8,271 | 71K |
| 22 | Milwaukee County, WI | July 9, 2020 11:15 | July 11, 2020 07:30 | 1d 20h | 8,143 | 46K |
| 23 | Kenosha County, WI | August 10, 2020 21:00 | August 13, 2020 01:15 | 2d 4h | 8,110 | 73K |
| 24 | Marathon County, WI | July 18, 2020 10:45 | July 18, 2020 22:00 | 11h 15m | 7,689 | 28K |
| 25 | Winnebago County, WI | May 26, 2020 17:00 | May 27, 2020 00:45 | 7h 45m | 7,682 | 13K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 84% of Wisconsin's electricity customers in 2020; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2020 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.