Power Outages in Kenosha County, WI
Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Power & Light Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Kenosha County, WI is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/kenosha-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kenosha County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/kenosha-county
Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Power & Light Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~105,543 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kenosha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53140 | 297 | ≤11 | 233 | ≤11 |
| 53142 | 249 | ≤11 | 191 | ≤11 |
| 53144 | 230 | ≤11 | 182 | ≤11 |
| 53143 | 175 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 53158 | 152 | ≤11 | 106 | ≤11 |
| 53168 | 84 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 53181 | 69 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 53179 | 54 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 53104 | 43 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 53170 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 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 Kenosha County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kenosha County right now.
Kenosha County has been under 71 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×30
- Flood Warning ×23
- Flood Watch ×11
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Kenosha County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,441 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 885 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 567 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,074 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kenosha County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Kenoshano outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kenosha County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,666 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 13,067 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 438 | 6,598 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 621 | 11,114 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 580 | 13,666 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 653 | 12,968 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 650 | 10,200 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 616 | 8,110 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 645 | 10,823 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 725 | 12,053 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 695 | 13,067 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 793 | 4,069 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 814 | 5,449 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Kenosha County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kenosha 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 Power & Light Co18.5¢440,746 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.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kenosha County: FAQ
- How often does Kenosha County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kenosha County, WI logged 814 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kenosha County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,666 customers without power, beginning May 27, 2017 and lasting about 4h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Kenosha County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kenosha County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kenosha County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Kenosha. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Kenosha County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kenosha County.
53104, 53140, 53142, 53143, 53144, 53158, 53168, 53170, 53179, 53181, 53192
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 · total only | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
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/55059 and /api/v1/counties/55059/history.