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2022 Wisconsin Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 4.6 hours — the 21st worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.6
Peak customers out
36,455
Rank (worst state)
21st
Counties affected
20

Wisconsin outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

1.5h20151.9h20162.9h20171.7h20184.4h20191.8h20204.7h20214.6h20223.4h20234.6h20243.9h2025

Hardest-hit Wisconsin counties in 2022

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

1Brown County36,4552La Crosse County35,8243Milwaukee County33,4874Eau Claire County26,7465Outagamie County22,1736Winnebago County20,0417Dane County18,8248St. Croix County17,7659Chippewa County15,62910Waukesha County15,24311Oneida County13,56512Vilas County13,34013Marathon County12,62814Kenosha County12,05315Sheboygan County11,91816Washington County10,61917Marinette County9,38018Waushara County8,68119Ozaukee County8,39820Jefferson County8,397

Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Brown CountyJune 15, 202236,455
La Crosse CountyMay 11, 202235,824
Milwaukee CountyJune 13, 202233,487
Eau Claire CountyMay 11, 202226,746
Brown CountyJuly 8, 202223,987
Outagamie CountyJune 15, 202222,173
Winnebago CountyJuly 23, 202220,041
Dane CountyJune 13, 202218,824
St. Croix CountyMay 11, 202217,765
Chippewa CountyMay 11, 202215,629
Wisconsin 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.