Power Outages in Pepin County, WI
Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and Riverland Energy Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Eau Claire Electric Coop and Pierce-Pepin Coop Services. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Pepin County, WI is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/pepin-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pepin County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/pepin-county
Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and Riverland Energy Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Eau Claire Electric Coop and Pierce-Pepin Coop Services: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,039 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Eau Claire Electric Coop, Pierce-Pepin Coop Services. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co, Riverland Energy Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn County Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eau Claire Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pierce-Pepin Coop Services | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pepin 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54721 | 22 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54759 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 54769 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Pepin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pepin County right now.
Pepin County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Pepin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pepin County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,025 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 1,519 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54 | 1,737 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 37 | 1,519 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 51 | 187 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 77 | 1,730 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 109 | 199 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 111 | 1,076 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 123 | 1,728 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 166 | 2,025 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 120 | 624 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 147 | 1,111 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 159 | 1,504 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Pepin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pepin 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
- Dunn County Electric Coop16.2¢9,542 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 · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pepin County: FAQ
- How often does Pepin County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pepin County, WI logged 159 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pepin County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,025 customers without power, beginning May 12, 2022 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Pepin County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pepin County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pepin County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pepin County.
54721, 54736, 54759, 54769
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 | - |
| Dunn County Electric Coop | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Eau Claire Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Pierce-Pepin Coop Services | - | 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/55091 and /api/v1/counties/55091/history.