Power Outages in Bayfield County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Northern States Power Co in Bayfield County, WI. There is no live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc and Dahlberg Light & Power Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Bayfield County, WI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/bayfield-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bayfield County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/bayfield-county
No active outages are reported by Northern States Power Co in Bayfield County.
No live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc and Dahlberg Light & Power Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,181 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc, Dahlberg Light & Power Co. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dahlberg Light & Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northern States Power Co reportsevery 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 Bayfield 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54891 | 28 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 54814 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 54847 | 23 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 54821 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 54865 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54856 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54844 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54839 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54832 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54827 | ≤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 Bayfield County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bayfield County right now.
Bayfield County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 5, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×11
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Bayfield County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 36m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 104 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bayfield County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bayfield County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,170 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 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 5,170 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 161 | 872 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 120 | 5,170 | 12.8 |
| 2017 | 146 | 3,351 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 150 | 1,456 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 168 | 1,458 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 151 | 3,398 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 188 | 752 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 219 | 2,808 | 8.3 |
| 2023 | 209 | 1,992 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 225 | 476 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 272 | 1,597 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Bayfield County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bayfield 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
- Dahlberg Light & Power Co13.2¢11,001 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 · 4.4 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 Bayfield County: FAQ
- How often does Bayfield County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bayfield County, WI logged 272 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bayfield County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,170 customers without power, beginning July 21, 2016 and lasting about 1d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Bayfield County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bayfield County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bayfield County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bayfield County.
54814, 54821, 54827, 54832, 54839, 54844, 54847, 54856, 54865, 54891
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 | - |
| Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Dahlberg Light & Power Co | - | 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/55007 and /api/v1/counties/55007/history.