Power Outages in Douglas County, WI
Is there a power outage in Douglas County, WI right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by East Central Energy in Douglas County, WI. ALLETE, Inc. has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc, Dahlberg Light & Power Co and Superior Water and Light Co.
Douglas County, WI is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/douglas-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Douglas County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/douglas-county
No active outages are reported by East Central Energy in Douglas County.
ALLETE, Inc. only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc, Dahlberg Light & Power Co and Superior Water and Light Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Douglas 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 ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy, Superior Water and Light Co, Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc and Dahlberg Light & Power Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
16%of this county's ~29,669 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc, Dahlberg Light & Power Co, Superior Water and Light Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: ALLETE, Inc.. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | Live · county | 0 | 4,851 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| ALLETE, Inc. | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dahlberg Light & Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Superior Water and Light Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Central Energy reportsevery 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 Douglas 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54880 | 301 | ≤11 | 220 | 0 |
| 54873 | 34 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 54874 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 54849 | 21 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 54838 | 18 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 54820 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54890 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54864 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54854 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54836 | ≤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 Douglas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Douglas County right now.
Douglas County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 5, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×11
- Frost Advisory ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Douglas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Douglas County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,682 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 2022 (peak 6,682 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75 | 1,402 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 90 | 807 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 136 | 854 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 146 | 1,381 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 162 | 1,819 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 350 | 1,973 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 498 | 1,406 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 530 | 6,682 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 575 | 3,935 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 502 | 1,952 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 530 | 3,913 | 1.4 |
Cost of power in Douglas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Douglas 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.
- Superior Water and Light Co15.8¢13,290 cust
- Dahlberg Light & Power Co13.2¢11,001 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Douglas County: FAQ
- How often does Douglas County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Douglas County, WI logged 530 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Douglas County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,682 customers without power, beginning December 14, 2022 and lasting about 4d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Douglas County, WI right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by East Central Energy in Douglas County, WI. ALLETE, Inc. has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc, Dahlberg Light & Power Co and Superior Water and Light Co.
- Which utilities serve Douglas County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include ALLETE, Inc., East Central Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Douglas County.
54820, 54836, 54838, 54842, 54849, 54854, 54864, 54873, 54874, 54880
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 Douglas County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wisconsin →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | 2.4 hrs | Outages only | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Superior Water and Light Co | 0.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Dahlberg Light & Power 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/55031 and /api/v1/counties/55031/history.