Power Outages in Chippewa County, WI
Is there a power outage in Chippewa County, WI right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Barron Electric Coop, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Dunn County Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co in Chippewa County, WI. There is no live feed for Bloomer Electric & Water Co, Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, City of Cornell, Eau Claire Electric Coop and Village of Cadott - (WI).
Chippewa County, WI is served by 10 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chippewa County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/chippewa-county
No active outages are reported by Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Barron Electric Coop, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Dunn County Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co in Chippewa County.
No live feed for Bloomer Electric & Water Co, Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, City of Cornell, Eau Claire Electric Coop and Village of Cadott - (WI): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Chippewa County, WI
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Northern States Power Co, Barron Electric Coop, Dunn County Electric Coop, Eau Claire Electric Coop, Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Clark Electric Coop - (WI) and 4 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
1.8%of this county's ~31,482 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bloomer Electric & Water Co, Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, City of Cornell, Eau Claire Electric Coop, Village of Cadott - (WI). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump River Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 457 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Barron Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 76 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clark Electric Coop - (WI) | Live · county | 0 | 28 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dunn County Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bloomer Electric & Water Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Cornell | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eau Claire Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Cadott - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Barron Electric Coop, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Dunn County Electric Coop 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 Chippewa 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54729 | 374 | ≤11 | 261 | ≤11 |
| 54724 | 89 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 54727 | 66 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 54768 | 62 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 54757 | 44 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 54745 | 41 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 54732 | 33 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 54726 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 54748 | ≤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 Chippewa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chippewa County right now.
Chippewa 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 Chippewa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chippewa County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,629 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 15,629 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 284 | 5,957 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 266 | 2,345 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 279 | 2,487 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 344 | 4,125 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 435 | 1,988 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 345 | 2,418 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 410 | 4,789 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 413 | 15,629 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 346 | 2,222 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 471 | 1,769 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 532 | 1,559 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Chippewa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chippewa 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
- Barron Electric Coop16.0¢19,395 cust
- Clark Electric Coop - (WI)14.5¢9,616 cust
- Dunn County Electric Coop16.2¢9,542 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Chippewa County: FAQ
- How often does Chippewa County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chippewa County, WI logged 532 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chippewa County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,629 customers without power, beginning May 11, 2022 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Chippewa County, WI right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Barron Electric Coop, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Dunn County Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co in Chippewa County, WI. There is no live feed for Bloomer Electric & Water Co, Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, City of Cornell, Eau Claire Electric Coop and Village of Cadott - (WI).
- Which utilities serve Chippewa County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Dunn County Electric Coop, Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Northern States Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chippewa County.
54724, 54726, 54727, 54729, 54732, 54745, 54748, 54757, 54768
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Chippewa County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wisconsin →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Barron Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dunn County Electric Coop | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Eau Claire Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Jump River Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Clark Electric Coop - (WI) | - | Live · county | - |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Cornell | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Cadott - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Bloomer Electric & Water 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/55017 and /api/v1/counties/55017/history.