Power Outages in Florence County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 03:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Florence County, WI. There is no live feed for Florence Utility Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 37.1 hours.
Florence County, WI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/florence-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Florence County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/florence-county
No active outages are reported by Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Florence County.
No live feed for Florence Utility Comm: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,889 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Florence Utility Comm. 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 Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Florence Utility Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp 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 Florence 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54121 | 36 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 54120 | ≤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 Florence County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Florence County right now.
Florence County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Florence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Florence County went about 37.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,842 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 37.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 2,660 customers out) · decade average 14.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85 | 1,136 | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 82 | 815 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 122 | 2,660 | 38.4 |
| 2018 | 166 | 950 | 8.9 |
| 2019 | 153 | 2,842 | 15.7 |
| 2020 | 140 | 2,842 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 95 | 1,167 | 13.5 |
| 2022 | 92 | 1,164 | 15.6 |
| 2023 | 84 | 588 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 100 | 1,077 | 6.3 |
| 2025 | 82 | 1,764 | 37.1 |
Cost of power in Florence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Florence 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 Public Service Corp17.2¢415,643 cust
- Florence Utility Comm16.9¢1,432 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.
Very Low ice storms exposure · 14.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Florence County: FAQ
- How often does Florence County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Florence County, WI logged 82 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 37.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Florence County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,842 customers without power, beginning November 27, 2019 and lasting about 2d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Florence County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Florence County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Florence County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Florence County.
54120, 54121
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 | - |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | 10.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Florence Utility Comm | 8.4 hrs | 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/55037 and /api/v1/counties/55037/history.