2025 Minnesota Power Outage Report
In 2025, the average Minnesota customer went without power for about 3.7 hours — the 35th worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
3.7
Peak customers out
38,258
Rank (worst state)
35th
Counties affected
20
Minnesota outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Minnesota counties in 2025
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Hennepin County38,2582Ramsey County29,1243Washington County28,4634Beltrami County22,9835Anoka County14,8646Dakota County11,6957Scott County10,3668Blue Earth County8,6889Douglas County8,64510St. Louis County7,76911Cass County7,46912Goodhue County6,44813Otter Tail County6,04914Wright County6,02515Olmsted County6,01416Carlton County5,72817Itasca County5,61118Stearns County5,26919Crow Wing County4,56220Morrison County4,392
Biggest Minnesota outages of 2025
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | June 28, 2025 | 38,258 |
| Ramsey County | July 26, 2025 | 29,124 |
| Washington County | July 25, 2025 | 28,463 |
| Hennepin County | July 21, 2025 | 25,656 |
| Beltrami County | June 20, 2025 | 22,983 |
| Washington County | September 14, 2025 | 22,718 |
| Washington County | June 19, 2025 | 19,445 |
| Hennepin County | April 15, 2025 | 16,176 |
| Anoka County | July 27, 2025 | 14,864 |
| Hennepin County | May 15, 2025 | 14,706 |
Part of the 2025 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.