Power Outages in Columbia County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 11:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop and Wisconsin Electric Power Co in Columbia County, WI. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Columbus - (WI), City of Lodi - (WI), Village of Pardeeville - (WI) and Wisconsin Dells Electric Util. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
Columbia County, WI is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/columbia-county
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- October 19, 2026 11:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Columbia County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 11:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/columbia-county
No active outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop and Wisconsin Electric Power Co in Columbia County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Columbus - (WI), City of Lodi - (WI), Village of Pardeeville - (WI) and Wisconsin Dells Electric Util: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
47%of this county's ~54,395 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Columbus - (WI), City of Lodi - (WI), Village of Pardeeville - (WI), Wisconsin Dells Electric Util. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 22,253 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 3,398 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Columbus - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lodi - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Pardeeville - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Dells Electric Util | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop and Wisconsin Electric 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 Columbia 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53901 | 116 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 53925 | 63 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 53555 | 62 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 53954 | 56 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 53955 | 50 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 53956 | 33 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 53960 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 53932 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 53923 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53969 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53935 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 53928 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53911 | ≤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 Columbia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
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 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 868 customers out (1.6% 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.
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 1.4 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Columbia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Columbia 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.
- Wisconsin Electric Power Co20.5¢1,056,086 cust
- Wisconsin Power & Light Co18.5¢440,746 cust
- Adams-Columbia Electric Coop19.0¢36,159 cust
- City of Columbus - (WI)12.8¢2,468 cust
- City of Lodi - (WI)13.8¢1,500 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 · 1.1 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 Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Wisconsin Dells Electric Util | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Columbus - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Pardeeville - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lodi - (WI) | - | 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/55021 and /api/v1/counties/55021/history.