Power Outages in Dunn County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by St Croix Electric Coop, Barron Electric Coop, Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop in Dunn County, WI. There is no live feed for Chippewa Valley Electric Coop and Eau Claire Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
Dunn County, WI is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/dunn-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dunn County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/dunn-county
No active outages are reported by St Croix Electric Coop, Barron Electric Coop, Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop in Dunn County.
No live feed for Chippewa Valley Electric Coop and Eau Claire Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.2%of this county's ~22,305 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, Eau Claire Electric Coop. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Croix Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 25 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Barron Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dunn County Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eau Claire Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St Croix Electric Coop, Barron Electric Coop, Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co 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 Dunn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54751 | 232 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 54730 | 42 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 54739 | 37 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 54725 | 23 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 54772 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54765 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54763 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54749 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54737 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54734 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Dunn County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dunn County right now.
Dunn County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Dunn County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dunn County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,799 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 5.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,292 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 235 | 577 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 182 | 3,986 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 211 | 2,103 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 257 | 3,399 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 279 | 1,618 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 292 | 3,039 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 283 | 2,653 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 290 | 6,799 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 329 | 4,616 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 409 | 941 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 542 | 6,292 | 5.2 |
Cost of power in Dunn County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dunn 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
- Polk-Burnett Electric Coop16.0¢20,584 cust
- Barron Electric Coop16.0¢19,395 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dunn County: FAQ
- How often does Dunn County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dunn County, WI logged 542 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dunn County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,799 customers without power, beginning May 11, 2022 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Dunn County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dunn County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dunn County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dunn County.
54725, 54730, 54734, 54737, 54739, 54749, 54751, 54763, 54772
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| 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 | - |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Eau Claire Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| St Croix Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
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/55033 and /api/v1/counties/55033/history.