Power Outages in Adams County, WI
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop and Wisconsin Power & Light Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Pioneer Power and Light Co and Wisconsin Dells Electric Util. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Adams County, WI is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/adams-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Adams County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/adams-county
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop and Wisconsin Power & Light Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Pioneer Power and Light Co and Wisconsin Dells Electric Util: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~22,177 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Pioneer Power and Light Co, Wisconsin Dells Electric Util. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Power and Light Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Dells Electric Util | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Adams 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53965 | 118 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 54457 | 110 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 53910 | 67 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 53934 | 61 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 53952 | 34 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 54613 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 53936 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 53920 | ≤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 Adams County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Adams County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Adams County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 444 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Adams County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Adams County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,123 customers.
The US EIA reports Wisconsin utilities averaged 4.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 9,123 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 141 | 1,204 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 26 | 68 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 270 | 1,426 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 372 | 4,393 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 312 | 2,475 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 525 | 1,747 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 490 | 1,525 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 473 | 2,755 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 563 | 9,123 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 544 | 1,352 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 498 | 2,455 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Adams County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Adams 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.
- Wisconsin Power & Light Co18.5¢440,746 cust
- Adams-Columbia Electric Coop19.0¢36,159 cust
- Pioneer Power and Light Co16.8¢2,021 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Adams County: FAQ
- How often does Adams County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Adams County, WI logged 498 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Adams County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,123 customers without power, beginning July 29, 2023 and lasting about 1d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Adams County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Adams County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Adams County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Adams County.
53910, 53934, 53936, 53965, 54457, 54613
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Pioneer Power and Light Co | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Dells Electric Util | - | 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 Wisconsin customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/55001 and /api/v1/counties/55001/history.