Power Outages in Iron County, WI
Is there a power outage in Iron County, WI right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Price Electric Coop Inc, Northern States Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Iron County, WI. There is no live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc.
Iron County, WI is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 64.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/iron-county
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- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Iron County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/iron-county
No active outages are reported by Price Electric Coop Inc, Northern States Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Iron County.
No live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Iron 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 Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Northern States Power Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp, Price Electric Coop Inc and Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
15%of this county's ~5,568 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 815 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Price Electric Coop Inc, Northern States 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 Iron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54547 | 32 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 54534 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 54565 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54559 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54550 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54536 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54525 | ≤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 Iron County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Iron County right now.
Iron County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 5, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×7
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Iron County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Iron County went about 64.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,123 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 64.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,065 customers out) · decade average 19.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 107 | 2,123 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 88 | 2,123 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 131 | 1,012 | 12.8 |
| 2018 | 221 | 1,376 | 17.2 |
| 2019 | 292 | 2,123 | 37.7 |
| 2020 | 175 | 837 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 132 | 2,123 | 18.2 |
| 2022 | 179 | 2,123 | 15.4 |
| 2023 | 138 | 2,123 | 13.5 |
| 2024 | 206 | 2,064 | 13.0 |
| 2025 | 268 | 2,065 | 64.7 |
Cost of power in Iron County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Iron 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
- Northern States Power Co15.6¢222,746 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 19.4 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 Iron County: FAQ
- How often does Iron County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Iron County, WI logged 268 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 64.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Iron County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,123 customers without power, beginning March 22, 2021 and lasting about 8h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Iron County, WI right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Price Electric Coop Inc, Northern States Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Iron County, WI. There is no live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc.
- Which utilities serve Iron County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co, Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Iron County.
54525, 54534, 54536, 54547, 54550, 54559, 54565
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 Iron County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wisconsin →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Northern States Power Co | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | 10.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Price Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/55051 and /api/v1/counties/55051/history.