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2023 Minnesota Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 3.0 hours — the 33rd worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.0
Peak customers out
84,596
Rank (worst state)
33rd
Counties affected
20

Minnesota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Minnesota counties in 2023

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

1Hennepin County84,5962Ramsey County59,3723Anoka County32,5494Washington County22,5195Dakota County21,3246Blue Earth County10,3747Sherburne County9,9598Wright County9,5109Scott County8,88910St. Louis County8,09111Stearns County7,60412Chisago County6,88413Kandiyohi County6,53014Clay County6,43615Beltrami County5,35116Benton County5,33717Otter Tail County4,95718Rice County4,73419Goodhue County4,30820Winona County4,068

Biggest Minnesota outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hennepin CountyJune 23, 202384,596
Ramsey CountyJuly 19, 202359,372
Anoka CountyJuly 19, 202332,549
Ramsey CountyAugust 11, 202330,736
Hennepin CountyMarch 31, 202326,674
Washington CountyJuly 19, 202322,519
Washington CountyMarch 31, 202322,040
Dakota CountyApril 1, 202321,324
Dakota CountyNovember 15, 202320,486
Hennepin CountyApril 10, 202320,390
Minnesota by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.