Power Outages in Columbia County, WI
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Columbia County, WI. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
Columbia County, WI is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Columbia County.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 49 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on August 21, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×15
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
Latest Columbia County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 555 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 2m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 663 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Columbia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbia County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,271 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 8,271 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 627 | 1,517 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 76 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 378 | 2,892 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 684 | 3,079 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 625 | 2,195 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 649 | 8,271 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 652 | 1,875 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 642 | 4,267 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 611 | 4,506 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 656 | 4,552 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 601 | 5,229 | 1.4 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Columbia County: FAQ
- How often does Columbia County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbia County, WI logged 601 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbia County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,271 customers without power, beginning June 3, 2020 and lasting about 1d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Columbia County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Columbia County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Columbia County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbia County.
53555, 53901, 53911, 53923, 53925, 53928, 53932, 53935, 53954, 53955, 53956, 53960, 53969
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/55021 and /api/v1/counties/55021/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Wisconsin customers).