2023 Wisconsin Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 3.4 hours, the 30th worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.4
vs prior year
▼ 27%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
10.3M
Peak customers out
142,121
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of WI customers
Counties reporting
72
Wisconsin year over year
All 72 Wisconsin counties, 2023
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 | Vilas County | 29.3 | 272K | 9,284 | 9,284 | 558 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 15.9 | 549K | 34,512 | 12,904 | 511 |
| 3 | Forest County | 14.5 | 92K | 6,340 | 3,038 | 212 |
| 4 | Iron County | 13.5 | 29K | 2,123 | 2,123 | 138 |
| 5 | Walworth County | 13.4 | 612K | 45,649 | 15,076 | 770 |
| 6 | Oneida County | 9.3 | 208K | 22,258 | 8,671 | 566 |
| 7 | St. Croix County | 8.9 | 280K | 31,550 | 11,302 | 448 |
| 8 | Racine County | 8.4 | 970K | 115,015 | 45,310 | 816 |
| 9 | Waukesha County | 7.6 | 1.1M | 143,177 | 23,527 | 842 |
| 10 | Washington County | 6.5 | 223K | 34,303 | 10,109 | 542 |
| 11 | Kenosha County | 6.3 | 661K | 105,140 | 13,067 | 695 |
| 12 | Adams County | 6.0 | 124K | 20,787 | 9,123 | 563 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 5.8 | 91K | 15,797 | 4,282 | 266 |
| 14 | Florence County | 5.2 | 15K | 2,842 | 588 | 84 |
| 15 | La Crosse County | 5.0 | 189K | 37,410 | 9,327 | 652 |
| 16 | Sheboygan County | 5.0 | 129K | 25,546 | 3,457 | 595 |
| 17 | Ozaukee County | 4.3 | 147K | 34,422 | 9,699 | 375 |
| 18 | Milwaukee County | 4.0 | 2.4M | 594,641 | 89,708 | 1,012 |
| 19 | Langlade County | 3.9 | 55K | 14,062 | 3,524 | 261 |
| 20 | Marinette County | 3.1 | 94K | 29,899 | 6,056 | 509 |
| 21 | Washburn County | 3.1 | 26K | 8,409 | 3,556 | 163 |
| 22 | Marquette County | 2.9 | 26K | 8,847 | 1,074 | 355 |
| 23 | Menominee County | 2.9 | 12K | 4,260 | 2,350 | 129 |
| 24 | Juneau County | 2.8 | 44K | 15,444 | 3,506 | 196 |
| 25 | Iowa County | 2.7 | 24K | 9,067 | 2,304 | 598 |
| 26 | Ashland County | 2.6 | 17K | 6,345 | 1,020 | 199 |
| 27 | Polk County | 2.5 | 84K | 33,361 | 3,526 | 561 |
| 28 | Grant County | 2.4 | 18K | 7,428 | 1,640 | 377 |
| 29 | Lafayette County | 2.3 | 9,537 | 4,085 | 855 | 209 |
| 30 | Bayfield County | 2.3 | 15K | 6,473 | 1,992 | 209 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 2.3 | 41K | 18,029 | 2,049 | 358 |
| 32 | Burnett County | 2.2 | 20K | 9,409 | 5,068 | 362 |
| 33 | Rock County | 2.1 | 117K | 56,401 | 4,700 | 849 |
| 34 | Columbia County | 2.0 | 108K | 53,762 | 4,506 | 611 |
| 35 | Trempealeau County | 2.0 | 30K | 14,810 | 1,460 | 432 |
| 36 | Door County | 2.0 | 53K | 26,534 | 1,581 | 386 |
| 37 | Buffalo County | 1.9 | 12K | 5,936 | 1,511 | 344 |
| 38 | Sawyer County | 1.9 | 25K | 13,024 | 3,620 | 269 |
| 39 | Sauk County | 1.9 | 114K | 60,955 | 9,935 | 672 |
| 40 | Dodge County | 1.8 | 55K | 29,757 | 9,462 | 623 |
| 41 | Green County | 1.7 | 23K | 13,290 | 1,080 | 494 |
| 42 | Green Lake County | 1.6 | 26K | 16,499 | 4,027 | 398 |
| 43 | Pierce County | 1.6 | 26K | 16,786 | 4,570 | 176 |
| 44 | Pepin County | 1.5 | 6,015 | 3,918 | 624 | 120 |
| 45 | Outagamie County | 1.4 | 83K | 58,508 | 5,274 | 652 |
| 46 | Douglas County | 1.4 | 40K | 29,088 | 3,935 | 575 |
| 47 | Price County | 1.3 | 14K | 10,185 | 1,504 | 145 |
| 48 | Dunn County | 1.3 | 32K | 24,888 | 4,616 | 329 |
| 49 | Rusk County | 1.3 | 13K | 10,344 | 1,064 | 168 |
| 50 | Waushara County | 1.2 | 25K | 21,071 | 1,109 | 558 |
| 51 | Marathon County | 1.2 | 95K | 80,598 | 8,448 | 750 |
| 52 | Barron County | 1.2 | 34K | 29,231 | 2,667 | 321 |
| 53 | Winnebago County | 1.2 | 87K | 74,573 | 5,856 | 668 |
| 54 | Eau Claire County | 1.1 | 63K | 55,392 | 8,668 | 494 |
| 55 | Manitowoc County | 1.1 | 52K | 47,882 | 2,208 | 326 |
| 56 | Crawford County | 1.1 | 6,026 | 5,637 | 680 | 170 |
| 57 | Chippewa County | 1.1 | 33K | 31,538 | 2,222 | 346 |
| 58 | Oconto County | 1.0 | 27K | 26,761 | 1,820 | 290 |
| 59 | Waupaca County | 1.0 | 24K | 23,619 | 1,180 | 429 |
| 60 | Clark County | 1.0 | 16K | 15,996 | 2,450 | 239 |
| 61 | Portage County | 1.0 | 26K | 27,174 | 1,804 | 521 |
| 62 | Dane County | 0.9 | 266K | 295,516 | 16,785 | 1,020 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 0.8 | 12K | 14,991 | 1,265 | 78 |
| 64 | Kewaunee County | 0.7 | 9,958 | 14,371 | 1,303 | 144 |
| 65 | Brown County | 0.7 | 138K | 201,743 | 2,885 | 804 |
| 66 | Vernon County | 0.7 | 8,400 | 12,813 | 682 | 180 |
| 67 | Calumet County | 0.7 | 12K | 17,941 | 2,770 | 196 |
| 68 | Shawano County | 0.5 | 17K | 31,418 | 3,242 | 371 |
| 69 | Taylor County | 0.5 | 6,488 | 12,558 | 1,412 | 83 |
| 70 | Wood County | 0.5 | 23K | 46,818 | 1,243 | 486 |
| 71 | Fond du Lac County | 0.4 | 39K | 89,727 | 2,156 | 721 |
| 72 | Richland County | 0.2 | 1,682 | 8,020 | 327 | 153 |
Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee County, WI | March 10, 2023 03:15 | March 13, 2023 07:30 | 3d 4h | 89,708 | 1.1M |
| 2 | Racine County, WI | February 22, 2023 22:00 | February 25, 2023 05:15 | 2d 7h | 45,310 | 556K |
| 3 | Milwaukee County, WI | June 25, 2023 06:15 | June 28, 2023 05:15 | 2d 23h | 28,030 | 248K |
| 4 | Milwaukee County, WI | July 27, 2023 11:45 | August 1, 2023 05:00 | 4d 17h | 24,016 | 405K |
| 5 | Waukesha County, WI | July 29, 2023 04:30 | August 1, 2023 13:45 | 3d 9h | 23,527 | 477K |
| 6 | Racine County, WI | March 9, 2023 13:30 | March 12, 2023 10:30 | 2d 21h | 19,307 | 131K |
| 7 | Waukesha County, WI | June 25, 2023 03:00 | June 27, 2023 06:30 | 2d 3h | 17,105 | 225K |
| 8 | Dane County, WI | July 29, 2023 02:00 | August 1, 2023 00:00 | 2d 22h | 16,785 | 131K |
| 9 | Walworth County, WI | February 22, 2023 22:15 | February 26, 2023 07:45 | 3d 9h | 15,076 | 277K |
| 10 | Kenosha County, WI | February 22, 2023 19:45 | February 25, 2023 09:45 | 2d 14h | 13,067 | 255K |
| 11 | Jefferson County, WI | July 29, 2023 03:30 | August 1, 2023 04:15 | 3d | 12,904 | 437K |
| 12 | Kenosha County, WI | July 29, 2023 03:00 | August 1, 2023 04:15 | 3d 1h | 12,588 | 171K |
| 13 | St. Croix County, WI | July 24, 2023 16:45 | July 26, 2023 02:30 | 1d 9h | 11,302 | 86K |
| 14 | Washington County, WI | July 29, 2023 04:30 | August 1, 2023 12:15 | 3d 7h | 10,109 | 93K |
| 15 | Sauk County, WI | July 29, 2023 02:15 | July 31, 2023 03:45 | 2d 1h | 9,935 | 94K |
| 16 | Racine County, WI | January 17, 2023 21:15 | January 18, 2023 06:30 | 9h 15m | 9,866 | 6,823 |
| 17 | Ozaukee County, WI | March 10, 2023 05:15 | March 12, 2023 00:45 | 1d 19h | 9,699 | 71K |
| 18 | Dodge County, WI | July 29, 2023 03:00 | July 31, 2023 18:15 | 2d 15h | 9,462 | 26K |
| 19 | La Crosse County, WI | April 16, 2023 18:15 | April 19, 2023 04:00 | 2d 9h | 9,327 | 85K |
| 20 | Vilas County, WI | July 27, 2023 23:15 | July 30, 2023 02:30 | 2d 3h | 9,284 | 109K |
| 21 | Adams County, WI | July 29, 2023 02:00 | July 30, 2023 10:30 | 1d 8h | 9,123 | 96K |
| 22 | Waukesha County, WI | April 10, 2023 07:00 | April 10, 2023 09:15 | 2h 15m | 9,055 | 18K |
| 23 | Oneida County, WI | March 31, 2023 23:00 | April 3, 2023 00:45 | 2d 1h | 8,671 | 117K |
| 24 | Eau Claire County, WI | November 22, 2023 17:00 | November 22, 2023 20:15 | 3h 15m | 8,668 | 8,373 |
| 25 | Waukesha County, WI | March 10, 2023 06:30 | March 11, 2023 17:15 | 1d 10h | 8,655 | 53K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Wisconsin's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.