Power Outages in Monroe County, WI
Is there a power outage in Monroe County, WI right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Oakdale Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co in Monroe County, WI. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI), Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Bangor - (WI) and Village of Cashton - (WI).
Monroe County, WI is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 16:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monroe County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/monroe-county
No active outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Oakdale Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co in Monroe County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI), Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Bangor - (WI) and Village of Cashton - (WI): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Monroe 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 Northern States Power Co, Oakdale Electric Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Vernon Electric Coop, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI) and 2 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
72%of this county's ~19,081 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI), Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Bangor - (WI), Village of Cashton - (WI). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 8,593 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Oakdale Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 5,205 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Cashton - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Oakdale Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co 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 Monroe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54656 | 142 | 0 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 54660 | 141 | 0 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 54619 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54670 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54653 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54648 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54638 | ≤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 Monroe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Monroe County right now.
Monroe County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Monroe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monroe County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,515 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 6,021 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 337 | 6,021 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 181 | 1,121 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 257 | 2,216 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 248 | 626 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 228 | 1,756 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 334 | 1,548 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 351 | 2,667 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 352 | 7,515 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 358 | 2,049 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 441 | 903 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 384 | 905 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Monroe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monroe 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
- Northern States Power Co15.6¢222,746 cust
- Oakdale Electric Coop15.9¢17,139 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 high winds exposure · 1.5 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 Monroe County: FAQ
- How often does Monroe County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monroe County, WI logged 384 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monroe County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,515 customers without power, beginning May 11, 2022 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Monroe County, WI right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Oakdale Electric Coop and Northern States Power Co in Monroe County, WI. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI), Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Bangor - (WI) and Village of Cashton - (WI).
- Which utilities serve Monroe County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Northern States Power Co, Oakdale Electric Coop, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monroe County.
54619, 54638, 54648, 54656, 54660, 54666, 54670
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 Monroe County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wisconsin →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oakdale Electric Coop | 2.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Bangor - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Cashton - (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/55081 and /api/v1/counties/55081/history.