2021 Minnesota Power Outage Report
In 2021, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 2.0 hours, the 44th worst of 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.0
vs prior year
▼ 5%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
5.6M
Peak customers out
75,772
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
80%
of MN customers
Counties reporting
79
Minnesota year over year
All 79 Minnesota counties, 2021
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 | Itasca County | 7.1 | 161K | 22,613 | 4,578 | 635 |
| 2 | Aitkin County | 5.7 | 66K | 11,677 | 1,208 | 385 |
| 3 | Dodge County | 5.6 | 35K | 6,199 | 3,852 | 253 |
| 4 | Pine County | 5.4 | 88K | 16,386 | 3,684 | 655 |
| 5 | Wabasha County | 5.1 | 55K | 10,731 | 3,694 | 387 |
| 6 | Cass County | 4.9 | 117K | 23,771 | 1,971 | 654 |
| 7 | Swift County | 4.2 | 22K | 5,384 | 1,985 | 8 |
| 8 | St. Louis County | 4.0 | 514K | 127,172 | 10,565 | 742 |
| 9 | Washington County | 4.0 | 441K | 109,959 | 19,003 | 727 |
| 10 | Goodhue County | 3.3 | 44K | 13,457 | 2,755 | 342 |
| 11 | Morrison County | 3.2 | 62K | 19,525 | 5,073 | 474 |
| 12 | Lake County | 3.2 | 19K | 5,952 | 1,100 | 95 |
| 13 | Carlton County | 2.9 | 66K | 22,459 | 3,244 | 597 |
| 14 | Otter Tail County | 2.9 | 126K | 43,936 | 4,011 | 566 |
| 15 | Houston County | 2.7 | 18K | 6,647 | 2,871 | 67 |
| 16 | Sibley County | 2.7 | 19K | 6,912 | 1,506 | 123 |
| 17 | Beltrami County | 2.6 | 77K | 29,065 | 2,656 | 603 |
| 18 | Winona County | 2.6 | 56K | 21,651 | 3,264 | 300 |
| 19 | Chisago County | 2.6 | 61K | 23,550 | 4,402 | 582 |
| 20 | Crow Wing County | 2.6 | 125K | 48,618 | 2,966 | 617 |
| 21 | Pipestone County | 2.5 | 12K | 4,666 | 768 | 151 |
| 22 | Olmsted County | 2.5 | 191K | 76,519 | 7,414 | 772 |
| 23 | Todd County | 2.4 | 32K | 13,003 | 1,563 | 261 |
| 24 | Carver County | 2.3 | 101K | 43,054 | 8,076 | 494 |
| 25 | Rock County | 2.3 | 12K | 4,958 | 777 | 117 |
| 26 | Redwood County | 2.3 | 18K | 7,964 | 1,016 | 64 |
| 27 | Rice County | 2.2 | 64K | 29,247 | 2,685 | 417 |
| 28 | Hennepin County | 2.1 | 1.3M | 624,985 | 20,913 | 578 |
| 29 | Dakota County | 2.0 | 394K | 193,827 | 15,619 | 602 |
| 30 | Ramsey County | 1.8 | 464K | 257,190 | 15,858 | 873 |
| 31 | Mille Lacs County | 1.7 | 29K | 16,515 | 4,548 | 402 |
| 32 | Le Sueur County | 1.6 | 19K | 11,683 | 4,917 | 287 |
| 33 | Sherburne County | 1.6 | 66K | 41,598 | 10,416 | 442 |
| 34 | Koochiching County | 1.5 | 14K | 9,083 | 1,720 | 126 |
| 35 | Wilkin County | 1.4 | 4,503 | 3,109 | 186 | 79 |
| 36 | Waseca County | 1.4 | 11K | 7,916 | 823 | 149 |
| 37 | Big Stone County | 1.4 | 2,459 | 1,766 | 387 | 6 |
| 38 | Benton County | 1.4 | 27K | 19,602 | 1,972 | 436 |
| 39 | Scott County | 1.4 | 84K | 61,831 | 22,804 | 535 |
| 40 | Yellow Medicine County | 1.4 | 3,141 | 2,324 | 510 | 64 |
| 41 | Murray County | 1.2 | 6,323 | 5,226 | 436 | 55 |
| 42 | Chippewa County | 1.2 | 7,145 | 5,934 | 384 | 117 |
| 43 | Wright County | 1.2 | 74K | 63,435 | 4,549 | 802 |
| 44 | Kanabec County | 1.1 | 7,867 | 7,031 | 2,607 | 366 |
| 45 | Hubbard County | 1.0 | 17K | 16,671 | 1,197 | 341 |
| 46 | Stearns County | 1.0 | 82K | 79,310 | 5,112 | 488 |
| 47 | Pope County | 1.0 | 6,089 | 5,930 | 731 | 94 |
| 48 | Anoka County | 1.0 | 154K | 159,251 | 7,996 | 865 |
| 49 | Isanti County | 1.0 | 20K | 20,627 | 2,276 | 541 |
| 50 | Blue Earth County | 0.9 | 31K | 34,191 | 1,777 | 307 |
| 51 | Stevens County | 0.8 | 5,586 | 6,634 | 1,189 | 10 |
| 52 | Wadena County | 0.8 | 7,153 | 8,800 | 1,315 | 41 |
| 53 | Clay County | 0.7 | 20K | 26,598 | 3,126 | 142 |
| 54 | Renville County | 0.7 | 4,787 | 6,578 | 1,376 | 106 |
| 55 | Becker County | 0.7 | 17K | 24,622 | 898 | 132 |
| 56 | Kandiyohi County | 0.6 | 13K | 20,235 | 823 | 97 |
| 57 | Lac qui Parle County | 0.6 | 1,158 | 1,882 | 354 | 2 |
| 58 | Freeborn County | 0.5 | 8,367 | 16,219 | 681 | 15 |
| 59 | Fillmore County | 0.5 | 3,506 | 6,865 | 759 | 70 |
| 60 | Steele County | 0.5 | 8,849 | 17,365 | 396 | 43 |
| 61 | Nicollet County | 0.5 | 7,253 | 15,048 | 1,836 | 88 |
| 62 | Lincoln County | 0.4 | 1,135 | 2,548 | 1,519 | 8 |
| 63 | Red Lake County | 0.3 | 574 | 2,280 | 241 | 2 |
| 64 | Mower County | 0.2 | 4,280 | 17,846 | 473 | 86 |
| 65 | Traverse County | 0.2 | 500 | 2,357 | 180 | 5 |
| 66 | Lyon County | 0.2 | 2,433 | 12,443 | 108 | 80 |
| 67 | McLeod County | 0.2 | 2,951 | 16,570 | 117 | 87 |
| 68 | Meeker County | 0.2 | 1,458 | 9,659 | 325 | 50 |
| 69 | Faribault County | 0.1 | 850 | 5,867 | 402 | 8 |
| 70 | Mahnomen County | 0.1 | 571 | 4,068 | 363 | 2 |
| 71 | Grant County | 0.1 | 436 | 3,371 | 744 | 7 |
| 72 | Douglas County | 0.1 | 2,518 | 23,496 | 158 | 17 |
| 73 | Brown County | 0.1 | 1,237 | 12,921 | 146 | 11 |
| 74 | Polk County | 0.1 | 1,719 | 19,237 | 1,239 | 3 |
| 75 | Kittson County | 0.0 | 25 | 2,662 | 5 | 1 |
| 76 | Norman County | 0.0 | 6 | 1,952 | 11 | 3 |
| 77 | Clearwater County | 0.0 | 15 | 5,121 | 4 | 2 |
| 78 | Watonwan County | 0.0 | 12 | 4,294 | 1 | 6 |
| 79 | Nobles County | 0.0 | 15 | 9,001 | 3 | 2 |
Biggest Minnesota outages of 2021
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott County, MN | March 16, 2021 16:15 | March 16, 2021 16:30 | 15m | 22,804 | 5,701 |
| 2 | Hennepin County, MN | September 15, 2021 04:00 | September 21, 2021 03:00 | 5d 23h | 20,913 | 202K |
| 3 | Scott County, MN | August 23, 2021 13:45 | August 23, 2021 20:00 | 6h 15m | 19,101 | 5,447 |
| 4 | Washington County, MN | September 16, 2021 17:30 | September 20, 2021 02:45 | 3d 9h | 19,003 | 179K |
| 5 | Hennepin County, MN | September 27, 2021 11:45 | October 1, 2021 01:00 | 3d 13h | 17,798 | 37K |
| 6 | Ramsey County, MN | April 6, 2021 04:15 | April 7, 2021 09:30 | 1d 5h | 15,858 | 39K |
| 7 | Dakota County, MN | September 16, 2021 15:30 | September 20, 2021 08:30 | 3d 17h | 15,619 | 196K |
| 8 | Hennepin County, MN | November 3, 2021 12:30 | November 5, 2021 05:45 | 1d 17h | 15,191 | 23K |
| 9 | Hennepin County, MN | September 4, 2021 06:30 | September 6, 2021 07:15 | 2d | 14,270 | 11K |
| 10 | Ramsey County, MN | September 16, 2021 14:15 | September 21, 2021 00:45 | 4d 10h | 11,498 | 85K |
| 11 | Hennepin County, MN | August 23, 2021 13:00 | August 31, 2021 05:45 | 7d 16h | 10,762 | 109K |
| 12 | St. Louis County, MN | July 26, 2021 20:00 | July 28, 2021 00:45 | 1d 4h | 10,565 | 39K |
| 13 | Sherburne County, MN | June 5, 2021 12:15 | June 5, 2021 15:00 | 2h 45m | 10,416 | 12K |
| 14 | Hennepin County, MN | March 25, 2021 13:15 | March 26, 2021 01:45 | 12h 30m | 10,095 | 13K |
| 15 | Washington County, MN | March 29, 2021 13:00 | March 30, 2021 22:00 | 1d 9h | 10,008 | 16K |
| 16 | Hennepin County, MN | May 19, 2021 08:30 | May 21, 2021 01:45 | 1d 17h | 8,737 | 17K |
| 17 | Ramsey County, MN | June 9, 2021 12:30 | June 12, 2021 10:30 | 2d 22h | 8,291 | 26K |
| 18 | Carver County, MN | March 16, 2021 16:15 | March 16, 2021 16:30 | 15m | 8,076 | 2,019 |
| 19 | Anoka County, MN | July 27, 2021 13:00 | July 27, 2021 17:15 | 4h 15m | 7,996 | 2,569 |
| 20 | Hennepin County, MN | May 24, 2021 09:30 | May 27, 2021 08:00 | 2d 22h | 7,747 | 13K |
| 21 | Hennepin County, MN | April 28, 2021 07:45 | May 5, 2021 04:45 | 6d 21h | 7,708 | 20K |
| 22 | Washington County, MN | August 22, 2021 22:15 | August 26, 2021 07:30 | 3d 9h | 7,617 | 38K |
| 23 | Washington County, MN | July 25, 2021 20:15 | July 26, 2021 19:30 | 23h 15m | 7,547 | 23K |
| 24 | Olmsted County, MN | December 16, 2021 01:45 | December 18, 2021 21:00 | 2d 19h | 7,414 | 124K |
| 25 | Carver County, MN | August 23, 2021 11:45 | August 23, 2021 23:00 | 11h 15m | 7,102 | 1,898 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 80% of Minnesota's electricity customers in 2021; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2021 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.