Power Outages in Burnett County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Barron Electric Coop, East Central Energy and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop in Burnett County, WI. There is no live feed for Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Burnett County, WI is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/burnett-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Burnett County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/burnett-county
No active outages are reported by Barron Electric Coop, East Central Energy and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop in Burnett County.
No live feed for Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
6.0%of this county's ~11,599 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Northwestern Wisconsin Elec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 491 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| East Central Energy | Live · county | 0 | 202 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barron Electric Coop, East Central Energy 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 Burnett 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54893 | 64 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 54830 | 54 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 54871 | 53 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 54840 | 47 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 54872 | 39 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 54845 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54813 | ≤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 Burnett County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Burnett County right now.
Burnett County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 5, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Burnett County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 808 customers out (8.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 450 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,230 customers out (24% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,179 customers out (13% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 729 customers out (7.7% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 267 customers out (2.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Burnett County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Burnett County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,604 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,805 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 221 | 3,212 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 327 | 2,392 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 292 | 1,805 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 271 | 5,604 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 285 | 2,072 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 345 | 1,176 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 362 | 5,068 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 326 | 1,239 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 342 | 2,212 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Burnett County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Burnett 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.
- Polk-Burnett Electric Coop16.0¢20,584 cust
- Barron Electric Coop16.0¢19,395 cust
- Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co14.6¢12,999 cust
- East Central Energy17.2¢5,201 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 · 1.7 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 Burnett County: FAQ
- How often does Burnett County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Burnett County, WI logged 342 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Burnett County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,604 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2020 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Burnett County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Burnett County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Burnett County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Barron Electric Coop, Polk-Burnett Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Burnett County.
54813, 54830, 54840, 54845, 54872, 54893
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Barron Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Northwestern Wisconsin Elec 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/55013 and /api/v1/counties/55013/history.