Power Outages in Barron County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Barron Electric Coop, Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop in Barron County, WI. There is no live feed for Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, City of Barron - (WI), City of Cumberland - (WI), North Central Power Co Inc and Rice Lake Utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.2 hours.
Barron County, WI is served by 10 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/barron-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Barron County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/barron-county
No active outages are reported by Barron Electric Coop, Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop in Barron County.
No live feed for Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, City of Barron - (WI), City of Cumberland - (WI), North Central Power Co Inc and Rice Lake Utilities: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
37%of this county's ~28,368 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, City of Barron - (WI), City of Cumberland - (WI), North Central Power Co Inc, Rice Lake Utilities. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 10,537 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Jump River Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 20 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dunn County Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Barron - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Cumberland - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central Power Co Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rice Lake Utilities | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barron Electric Coop, Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop 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 Barron 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54868 | 201 | ≤11 | 147 | ≤11 |
| 54728 | 97 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 54812 | 75 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 54829 | 65 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 54822 | 42 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 54004 | 24 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 54762 | 17 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 54805 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54733 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 54857 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54841 | ≤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 Barron County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Barron County right now.
Barron County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Barron County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barron County went about 3.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,923 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 3.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 4,978 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 231 | 1,362 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 170 | 1,315 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 179 | 4,176 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 238 | 1,758 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 281 | 4,978 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 253 | 3,045 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 262 | 1,763 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 272 | 3,606 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 321 | 2,667 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 353 | 2,854 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 540 | 6,923 | 3.2 |
Cost of power in Barron County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Barron 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
- Polk-Burnett Electric Coop16.0¢20,584 cust
- Barron Electric Coop16.0¢19,395 cust
- Dunn County Electric Coop16.2¢9,542 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 high winds exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Barron County: FAQ
- How often does Barron County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barron County, WI logged 540 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barron County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,923 customers without power, beginning May 15, 2025 and lasting about 1d.
- Is there a power outage in Barron County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Barron County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Barron County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Barron Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barron County.
54004, 54728, 54733, 54762, 54805, 54812, 54822, 54829, 54841, 54857, 54868
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 | - |
| Barron Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dunn County Electric Coop | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Jump River Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| North Central Power Co Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Barron - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Cumberland - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Rice Lake Utilities | - | 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/55005 and /api/v1/counties/55005/history.