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2024 Minnesota Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 4.0 hours — the 36th 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
75,672
Rank (worst state)
36th
Counties affected
20

Minnesota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Minnesota counties in 2024

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

1Hennepin County75,6722Ramsey County36,4313Washington County27,8144Scott County24,1585Anoka County19,5376Otter Tail County13,2567Chisago County11,2158Sherburne County11,0809Beltrami County9,21710Carver County9,06011Isanti County7,88412St. Louis County7,79413Olmsted County7,64314Dakota County7,42115Wright County7,26816Cass County6,01817Morrison County5,88918Benton County5,54219Crow Wing County5,35920Le Sueur County5,097

Biggest Minnesota outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hennepin CountyJuly 8, 202475,672
Hennepin CountyAugust 26, 202471,755
Ramsey CountyAugust 26, 202436,431
Ramsey CountyMay 21, 202432,990
Washington CountyAugust 26, 202427,814
Ramsey CountyMay 12, 202425,958
Scott CountyJanuary 23, 202424,158
Anoka CountyAugust 26, 202419,537
Washington CountyJune 4, 202418,726
Ramsey CountyApril 14, 202417,792
Minnesota by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.