Power Outages in Ashland County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Price Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co in Ashland County, WI. There is no live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc and North Central Power Co Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Ashland County, WI is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/ashland-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ashland County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/ashland-county
No active outages are reported by Price Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co in Ashland County.
No live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc and North Central Power Co Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
9.4%of this county's ~10,331 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc, North Central Power Co Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 973 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central Power Co Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Price Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co 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 Ashland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54806 | 94 | 0 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 54514 | 21 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 54527 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 54546 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54855 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54850 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54846 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54517 | ≤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 Ashland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ashland County right now.
Ashland County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 5, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×8
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Ashland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ashland County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,052 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 3,489 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 132 | 2,983 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 144 | 3,489 | 10.3 |
| 2017 | 121 | 3,474 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 161 | 570 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 227 | 1,058 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 255 | 1,161 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 178 | 1,142 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 214 | 5,052 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 199 | 1,020 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 229 | 1,399 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 243 | 791 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Ashland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ashland 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 Co15.6¢222,746 cust
- North Central Power Co Inc16.4¢5,063 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 winter weather exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Ashland County: FAQ
- How often does Ashland County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ashland County, WI logged 243 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ashland County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,052 customers without power, beginning May 11, 2022 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Ashland County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ashland County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ashland County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co, Price Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ashland County.
54514, 54517, 54527, 54546, 54806, 54846, 54850, 54855, 54861
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 | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Price Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| North Central Power Co Inc | - | 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/55003 and /api/v1/counties/55003/history.