Power Outages in Rusk County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Barron Electric Coop, Price Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co in Rusk County, WI. There is no live feed for Chippewa Valley Electric Coop and North Central Power Co Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Rusk County, WI is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/rusk-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rusk County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/rusk-county
No active outages are reported by Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Barron Electric Coop, Price Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co in Rusk County.
No live feed for Chippewa Valley Electric Coop and North Central Power Co Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
32%of this county's ~12,443 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, North Central Power Co Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump River Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3,190 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Barron Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 804 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Price Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central Power Co Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Barron Electric Coop, Price Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co 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 Rusk 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54848 | 77 | ≤11 | 57 | 0 |
| 54819 | 36 | 0 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 54895 | 18 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 54526 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54731 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54563 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54530 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Rusk County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rusk County right now.
Rusk County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Rusk County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 354 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Rusk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rusk County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,418 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 4,418 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 103 | 613 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 122 | 1,059 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 96 | 834 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 150 | 1,171 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 137 | 4,061 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 122 | 810 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 135 | 1,186 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 159 | 4,418 | 16.5 |
| 2023 | 168 | 1,064 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 158 | 627 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 188 | 3,657 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Rusk County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rusk 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
- Barron Electric Coop16.0¢19,395 cust
- North Central Power Co Inc16.4¢5,063 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 high winds exposure · 3.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Rusk County: FAQ
- How often does Rusk County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rusk County, WI logged 188 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rusk County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,418 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2022 and lasting about 3d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Rusk County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rusk County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rusk County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Barron Electric Coop, Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Northern States Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rusk County.
54526, 54530, 54563, 54731, 54819, 54848, 54895
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 · county | - |
| Barron Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Price Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Jump River Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| North Central Power Co Inc | - | 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/55107 and /api/v1/counties/55107/history.