Power Outages in Minnehaha County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Minnehaha County, SD. There is no live feed for City of Sioux Falls - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.8 hours.
Minnehaha County, SD is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/minnehaha-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Minnehaha County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/minnehaha-county
No active outages are reported by Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Minnehaha County.
No live feed for City of Sioux Falls - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
17%of this county's ~121,004 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Sioux Falls - (SD), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 18,872 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | 2,152 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Sioux Falls - (SD) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Minnehaha Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57106 | 318 | 14 | 237 | ≤11 |
| 57104 | 278 | 13 | 228 | 0 |
| 57103 | 243 | ≤11 | 188 | ≤11 |
| 57105 | 184 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 57110 | 175 | ≤11 | 122 | ≤11 |
| 57005 | 95 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 57107 | 80 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 57033 | 50 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 57030 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 57020 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57018 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57003 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57068 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57055 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57035 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Minnehaha County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Minnehaha County right now.
Minnehaha County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Minnehaha County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Sioux Fallsno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Minnehaha County went about 8.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,994 customers.
The US EIA reports South Dakota utilities averaged 4.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 8.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 13,763 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 511 | 6,655 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 456 | 7,515 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 509 | 7,875 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 543 | 13,253 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 372 | 13,763 | 10.2 |
| 2020 | 417 | 7,575 | 7.0 |
| 2021 | 540 | 7,171 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 332 | 23,986 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 505 | 16,994 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 446 | 12,418 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 575 | 7,222 | 8.8 |
Cost of power in Minnehaha County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Minnehaha County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota13.1¢94,137 cust
- Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop13.9¢22,989 cust
- Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)13.0¢20,959 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High ice storms exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Minnehaha County: FAQ
- How often does Minnehaha County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Minnehaha County, SD logged 575 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Minnehaha County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,994 customers without power, beginning April 13, 2023 and lasting about 11h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Minnehaha County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Minnehaha County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Minnehaha County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop.
Sioux Falls. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Minnehaha County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Minnehaha County.
57003, 57005, 57018, 57020, 57022, 57030, 57033, 57035, 57041, 57055, 57068, 57103, 57104, 57105, 57106, 57107, 57110, 57117, 57197
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Sioux Falls - (SD) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Dakota customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/46099 and /api/v1/counties/46099/history.