Power Outages in Menominee County, 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) and Oconto Electric Cooperative. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 29.5 hours.
Menominee County, WI is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/menominee-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Menominee County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/menominee-county
Wisconsin Power & Light Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Oconto Electric Cooperative: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,607 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Oconto Electric Cooperative. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oconto Electric Cooperative | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Menominee 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54135 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 54150 | ≤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 Menominee County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Menominee County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Menominee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Menominee County went about 29.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,260 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 29.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 4,260 customers out) · decade average 13.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 152 | 2,050 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 11 | 570 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 98 | 2,350 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 295 | 2,222 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 366 | 4,260 | 42.3 |
| 2020 | 236 | 2,260 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 160 | 2,563 | 13.3 |
| 2022 | 122 | 2,330 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 129 | 2,350 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 152 | 3,238 | 27.0 |
| 2025 | 142 | 3,281 | 29.5 |
Cost of power in Menominee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Menominee 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
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 · 13.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Menominee County: FAQ
- How often does Menominee County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Menominee County, WI logged 142 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 29.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Menominee County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,260 customers without power, beginning July 20, 2019 and lasting about 3d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Menominee County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Menominee County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Menominee County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Menominee County.
54135, 54150
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | 10.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Oconto Electric Cooperative | - | 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/55078 and /api/v1/counties/55078/history.