Power Outages in Portage County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Portage County, WI. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Consolidated Water Power Co and Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Portage County, WI is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/portage-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Portage County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/portage-county
No active outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Portage County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Consolidated Water Power Co and Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
20%of this county's ~38,563 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Consolidated Water Power Co, Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm. 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 | 5,364 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Wisconsin Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,893 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 538 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Consolidated Water Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop and Wisconsin Public Service Corp 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 Portage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54481 | 162 | ≤11 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 54467 | 127 | ≤11 | 96 | 0 |
| 54482 | 80 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 54406 | 31 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 54473 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 54909 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 54921 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 54443 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 54423 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54407 | ≤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 Portage County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Portage County right now.
Portage County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Portage County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 302 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Portage County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Portage County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,682 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 17,096 customers out) · decade average 7.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 472 | 3,376 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 365 | 7,852 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 498 | 18,682 | 26.0 |
| 2018 | 560 | 3,723 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 639 | 17,096 | 26.3 |
| 2020 | 527 | 3,877 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 460 | 4,953 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 527 | 7,813 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 521 | 1,804 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 505 | 3,450 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 508 | 4,843 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Portage County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Portage 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
- Adams-Columbia Electric Coop19.0¢36,159 cust
- Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm13.6¢12,347 cust
- Consolidated Water Power Co11.4¢70 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 · 7.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Portage County: FAQ
- How often does Portage County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Portage County, WI logged 508 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Portage County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,682 customers without power, beginning June 12, 2017 and lasting about 4d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Portage County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Portage County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Portage County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Portage County.
54406, 54407, 54423, 54443, 54458, 54467, 54473, 54481, 54482, 54909, 54921
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 · county | - |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Central Wisconsin Elec Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| Consolidated Water Power Co | - | 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/55097 and /api/v1/counties/55097/history.