Power Outages in La Crosse County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Northern States Power Co and Riverland Energy Cooperative in La Crosse County, WI. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI), Vernon Electric Coop and Village of Bangor - (WI). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
La Crosse County, WI is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/la-crosse-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in La Crosse County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/la-crosse-county
No active outages are reported by Northern States Power Co and Riverland Energy Cooperative in La Crosse County.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI), Vernon Electric Coop and Village of Bangor - (WI): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~60,103 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI), Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Bangor - (WI). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Bangor - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northern States Power Co and Riverland Energy Cooperative 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 La Crosse 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54601 | 276 | ≤11 | 175 | ≤11 |
| 54650 | 163 | ≤11 | 98 | 0 |
| 54603 | 114 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 54636 | 102 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 54669 | 58 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 54623 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54644 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54614 | ≤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 La Crosse County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for La Crosse County right now.
La Crosse County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest La Crosse County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,356 customers out (3.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 188 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,511 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,903 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in La Crosse County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- La Crosseno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in La Crosse County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,824 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 9,327 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 384 | 2,343 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 362 | 3,522 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 385 | 5,781 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 492 | 2,991 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 535 | 5,571 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 484 | 9,904 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 558 | 6,146 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 641 | 35,824 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 652 | 9,327 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | 736 | 11,467 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 724 | 4,878 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in La Crosse County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for La Crosse 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
- Riverland Energy Cooperative16.2¢19,120 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 · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in La Crosse County: FAQ
- How often does La Crosse County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, La Crosse County, WI logged 724 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in La Crosse County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,824 customers without power, beginning May 11, 2022 and lasting about 12h.
- Is there a power outage in La Crosse County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for La Crosse County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve La Crosse County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Riverland Energy Cooperative.
La Crosse. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the La Crosse County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within La Crosse County.
54601, 54603, 54614, 54623, 54636, 54644, 54650, 54653, 54669
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 - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Northern States Power Co | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | 2.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Bangor - (WI) | - | 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/55063 and /api/v1/counties/55063/history.