Power Outages in Forest County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Forest County, WI across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 89.9 hours.
Forest County, WI is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/forest-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Forest County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/forest-county
100%of this county's ~6,396 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Live · county | 2 | 9,340 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - | |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Wisconsin Public Service Corp 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.
Municipalities in Forest County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Wisconsin Public Service, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabeno | Wisconsin Public Service | 2 | 974 | 0.2% | - | - |
Active outages in Forest County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Forest 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54520 | 51 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 54541 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 54566 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54542 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54511 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54465 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 54103 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Forest County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Forest County right now.
Forest 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
Latest Forest County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 239 customers out (3.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 172 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Forest County went about 89.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,340 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 89.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,340 customers out) · decade average 22.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 298 | 2,009 | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 187 | 2,034 | 9.6 |
| 2017 | 250 | 2,294 | 16.2 |
| 2018 | 403 | 3,274 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 444 | 6,340 | 28.1 |
| 2020 | 235 | 6,340 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 171 | 2,924 | 27.4 |
| 2022 | 248 | 3,610 | 23.1 |
| 2023 | 212 | 3,038 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 258 | 4,169 | 14.1 |
| 2025 | 238 | 6,340 | 89.9 |
Cost of power in Forest County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Forest 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
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 Low high winds exposure · 22.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Forest County: FAQ
- How often does Forest County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Forest County, WI logged 238 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 89.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Forest County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,340 customers without power, beginning November 27, 2019 and lasting about 2d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Forest County, WI right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Forest County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Forest County.
54103, 54465, 54511, 54520, 54541, 54542, 54566
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 | - |
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/55041 and /api/v1/counties/55041/history. Live data as of .