Power Outages in Polk County, WI
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Polk County, WI across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Polk County, WI is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Polk County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×9
- Extreme Heat Warning ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Polk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Polk Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Polk County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,357 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 9,152 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 196 | 1,032 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 163 | 3,897 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 412 | 10,357 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 579 | 2,522 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 533 | 9,152 | 14.6 |
| 2020 | 576 | 3,443 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 516 | 2,567 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 572 | 4,869 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 561 | 3,526 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 571 | 3,568 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 557 | 3,575 | 1.8 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Polk County: FAQ
- How often does Polk County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Polk County, WI logged 557 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Polk County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,357 customers without power, beginning July 12, 2017 and lasting about 20h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Polk County, WI right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Polk County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include BARRON ELECTRIC COOP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Polk County.
54001, 54005, 54006, 54009, 54020, 54024, 54026, 54810, 54824, 54826, 54837, 54853, 54858, 54889
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRON ELECTRIC COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/55095 and /api/v1/counties/55095/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Wisconsin customers). Live data as of .