Power Outages in Pierce County, WI
Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and St Croix Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of River Falls and Pierce-Pepin Coop Services. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Pierce County, WI is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/pierce-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pierce County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/pierce-county
Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co and St Croix Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of River Falls and Pierce-Pepin Coop Services: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~17,295 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of River Falls, 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, St Croix Electric Coop.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Croix Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of River Falls | 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 Pierce 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54022 | 113 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 54011 | 63 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 54021 | 32 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 54767 | 24 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 54740 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54723 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54014 | 12 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 54761 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54750 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54003 | ≤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 Pierce County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pierce County right now.
Pierce 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
Latest Pierce County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,989 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 27m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,989 customers out (12% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 340 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pierce County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pierce County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,570 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 4,120 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 170 | 1,563 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 105 | 2,405 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 123 | 1,379 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 159 | 641 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 188 | 888 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 214 | 4,070 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 173 | 1,447 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 194 | 3,469 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 176 | 4,570 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 265 | 1,434 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 266 | 4,120 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Pierce County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pierce 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
- Dunn County Electric Coop16.2¢9,542 cust
- City of River Falls14.0¢6,914 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 · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pierce County: FAQ
- How often does Pierce County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pierce County, WI logged 266 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pierce County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,570 customers without power, beginning April 1, 2023 and lasting about 16h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Pierce County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pierce County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pierce County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co, St Croix Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pierce County.
54003, 54011, 54014, 54021, 54022, 54723, 54740, 54750, 54761, 54767
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 | - |
| City of River Falls | 0.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Pierce-Pepin Coop Services | - | No live feed | - |
| St Croix Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
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/55093 and /api/v1/counties/55093/history.