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2021 Minnesota Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 2.1 hours — the 44th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.1
Peak customers out
22,804
Rank (worst state)
44th
Counties affected
20

Minnesota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Minnesota counties in 2021

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

1Scott County22,8042Hennepin County20,9133Washington County19,0034Ramsey County15,8585Dakota County15,6196St. Louis County10,5657Sherburne County10,4168Carver County8,0769Anoka County7,99610Olmsted County7,41411Stearns County5,11212Morrison County5,07313Le Sueur County4,91714Itasca County4,57815Wright County4,54916Mille Lacs County4,54817Chisago County4,40218Otter Tail County4,01119Dodge County3,85220Wabasha County3,694

Biggest Minnesota outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Scott CountyMarch 16, 202122,804
Hennepin CountySeptember 15, 202120,913
Scott CountyAugust 23, 202119,101
Washington CountySeptember 16, 202119,003
Hennepin CountySeptember 27, 202117,798
Ramsey CountyApril 6, 202115,858
Dakota CountySeptember 16, 202115,619
Hennepin CountyNovember 3, 202115,191
Hennepin CountySeptember 4, 202114,270
Ramsey CountySeptember 16, 202111,498
Minnesota by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.