Power Outages in Richland County, WI
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Richland County, WI. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.4 hours.
Richland County, WI is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Richland County.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Richland County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Richland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richland County went about 0.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,531 customers.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 997 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 191 | 1,143 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 161 | 1,531 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 168 | 997 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 200 | 384 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 210 | 539 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 141 | 556 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 130 | 270 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 193 | 677 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 153 | 327 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 156 | 313 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 154 | 693 | 0.4 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 1.0 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 Richland County: FAQ
- How often does Richland County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richland County, WI logged 154 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richland County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,531 customers without power, beginning July 6, 2016 and lasting about 19h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Richland County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Richland County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Richland County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richland County.
53518, 53540, 53556, 53581, 53584, 53924, 54664
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/55103 and /api/v1/counties/55103/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Wisconsin customers).