Power Outages in Marathon County, WI
Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Northern States Power Co, Taylor Electric Coop - (WI), Wisconsin Power & Light Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Marshfield - (WI) and Village of Stratford - (WI). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Marathon County, WI is served by 9 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/marathon-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Marathon County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/marathon-county
Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Northern States Power Co, Taylor Electric Coop - (WI), Wisconsin Power & Light Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Marshfield - (WI) and Village of Stratford - (WI): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~70,601 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Marshfield - (WI), Village of Stratford - (WI). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Northern States Power Co, Taylor Electric Coop - (WI), Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Wisconsin Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clark Electric Coop - (WI) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taylor Electric Coop - (WI) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Marshfield - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Stratford - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Marathon 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54401 | 212 | ≤11 | 140 | ≤11 |
| 54403 | 165 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 54455 | 151 | ≤11 | 117 | ≤11 |
| 54476 | 142 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 54411 | 52 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 54484 | 39 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 54474 | 38 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 54421 | 30 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 54426 | 29 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 54440 | 25 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 54448 | 20 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 54405 | 20 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 54488 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54471 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54427 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54417 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54408 | ≤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 Marathon County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Marathon County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Marathon County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,214 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Marathon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marathon County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,628 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,577 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 632 | 4,951 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 619 | 9,290 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 702 | 6,446 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 641 | 1,665 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 760 | 10,558 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 699 | 11,369 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 688 | 11,577 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 719 | 12,628 | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 750 | 8,448 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 662 | 5,333 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 457 | 8,537 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Marathon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Marathon 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 Power & Light Co18.5¢440,746 cust
- Wisconsin Public Service Corp17.2¢415,643 cust
- Northern States Power Co15.6¢222,746 cust
- City of Marshfield - (WI)10.3¢11,974 cust
- Clark Electric Coop - (WI)14.5¢9,616 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 · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Marathon County: FAQ
- How often does Marathon County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marathon County, WI logged 457 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marathon County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,628 customers without power, beginning December 14, 2022 and lasting about 5d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Marathon County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Marathon County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Marathon County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Northern States Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Marathon County.
54401, 54403, 54405, 54408, 54411, 54417, 54421, 54426, 54427, 54440, 54448, 54455, 54471, 54474, 54476, 54484
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 | 5.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | 10.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Marshfield - (WI) | 0.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Clark Electric Coop - (WI) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Central Wisconsin Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Taylor Electric Coop - (WI) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Stratford - (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/55073 and /api/v1/counties/55073/history.