Power Outages in Richland County, WI
Wisconsin Power & Light Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Richland Center - (WI), Richland Electric Coop, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Muscoda - (WI) and Village of Viola - (WI). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.4 hours.
Richland County, WI is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/richland-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richland County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/richland-county
Wisconsin Power & Light Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Richland Center - (WI), Richland Electric Coop, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Muscoda - (WI) and Village of Viola - (WI): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,074 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Richland Center - (WI), Richland Electric Coop, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Muscoda - (WI), Village of Viola - (WI). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Richland Center - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richland Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Muscoda - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Viola - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Richland 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53581 | 86 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 53556 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 54664 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53924 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53540 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53518 | ≤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 Richland County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Richland County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
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.
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 0.4 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Richland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richland 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
- Scenic Rivers Energy Coop15.5¢13,655 cust
- City of Richland Center - (WI)12.5¢2,431 cust
- Village of Muscoda - (WI)11.4¢934 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 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 Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Richland Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Muscoda - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Viola - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Richland Center - (WI) | - | 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/55103 and /api/v1/counties/55103/history.