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2022 Minnesota Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 4.0 hours — the 24th worst of any US state that year, 1.5× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.0
Peak customers out
54,153
Rank (worst state)
24th
Counties affected
20

Minnesota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Minnesota counties in 2022

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

1Hennepin County54,1532Dakota County20,5383Ramsey County15,8474Crow Wing County14,1675Otter Tail County12,9466Stearns County12,3817St. Louis County11,3568Washington County11,0229Pine County9,41710Anoka County8,48011Cass County8,13112Wright County8,07113Itasca County7,98214Isanti County7,72015Carlton County7,55016Beltrami County6,73417Morrison County6,21018Blue Earth County5,84719Scott County5,11520Chisago County5,016

Biggest Minnesota outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hennepin CountyMay 9, 202254,153
Hennepin CountyAugust 2, 202246,035
Dakota CountyJune 16, 202220,538
Hennepin CountyFebruary 8, 202218,172
Dakota CountyJune 29, 202217,679
Hennepin CountyAugust 28, 202217,160
Ramsey CountyOctober 4, 202215,847
Crow Wing CountyMay 30, 202214,167
Otter Tail CountyMay 13, 202212,946
Stearns CountyJanuary 16, 202212,381
Minnesota by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.