Power Outages in Buffalo County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 07:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Northern States Power Co and Riverland Energy Cooperative in Buffalo County, WI. There is no live feed for Eau Claire Electric Coop and Pierce-Pepin Coop Services. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Buffalo County, WI is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/buffalo-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Buffalo County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/buffalo-county
No active outages are reported by Northern States Power Co and Riverland Energy Cooperative in Buffalo County.
No live feed for Eau Claire Electric Coop and Pierce-Pepin Coop Services: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,038 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Eau Claire Electric Coop, Pierce-Pepin Coop Services. 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 | - | |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Eau Claire Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pierce-Pepin Coop Services | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northern States Power Co and Riverland Energy Cooperative 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 Buffalo 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54755 | 70 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 54736 | 29 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 54622 | 19 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54629 | 18 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 54756 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54610 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Buffalo County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Buffalo County right now.
Buffalo County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Buffalo County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Buffalo County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,326 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,326 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 76 | 953 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 76 | 738 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 73 | 1,555 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 89 | 1,582 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 125 | 1,569 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 106 | 758 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 278 | 1,520 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 331 | 2,049 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 344 | 1,511 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 415 | 2,326 | 6.4 |
| 2025 | 349 | 1,285 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Buffalo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Buffalo 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
- Riverland Energy Cooperative16.2¢19,120 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 Low ice storms exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Buffalo County: FAQ
- How often does Buffalo County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Buffalo County, WI logged 349 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Buffalo County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,326 customers without power, beginning April 3, 2024 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Buffalo County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Buffalo County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Buffalo County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co, Riverland Energy Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Buffalo County.
54610, 54622, 54629, 54755, 54756
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 | - |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | 2.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Eau Claire Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Pierce-Pepin Coop Services | - | 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/55011 and /api/v1/counties/55011/history.