Power Outages in Sauk County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Sauk County, WI across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Reedsburg Utility Comm, Richland Electric Coop, Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Prairie Du Sac - (WI), Village of Sauk City - (WI) and Wisconsin Dells Electric Util, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Sauk County, WI is served by 10 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/sauk-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sauk County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/sauk-county
Not counted: no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Reedsburg Utility Comm, Richland Electric Coop, Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Prairie Du Sac - (WI), Village of Sauk City - (WI) and Wisconsin Dells Electric Util.
49%of this county's ~61,745 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Reedsburg Utility Comm, Richland Electric Coop, Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Prairie Du Sac - (WI), Village of Sauk City - (WI), Wisconsin Dells Electric Util. 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 | 3 | 27,096 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Oakdale Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,620 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,233 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reedsburg Utility Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richland Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Prairie Du Sac - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Sauk City - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Dells Electric Util | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Oakdale Electric Coop and Adams-Columbia Electric Coop 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 Sauk 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53913 | 180 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 53959 | 117 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 53583 | 48 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 53588 | 35 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 53941 | 27 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 53578 | 27 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 53951 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 53561 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 53961 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53943 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53937 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 53577 | ≤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 Sauk County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sauk County right now.
Sauk County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sauk 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 Sauk Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sauk County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,935 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 9,935 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 658 | 1,316 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 665 | 5,532 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 635 | 7,586 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 669 | 1,350 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 699 | 4,061 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 660 | 2,934 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 636 | 4,551 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 628 | 5,871 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 672 | 9,935 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 708 | 1,975 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 729 | 4,932 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Sauk County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sauk 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
- Adams-Columbia Electric Coop19.0¢36,159 cust
- Oakdale Electric Coop15.9¢17,139 cust
- Reedsburg Utility Comm12.4¢4,956 cust
- Village of Prairie Du Sac - (WI)12.0¢1,919 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 · 1.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sauk County: FAQ
- How often does Sauk County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sauk County, WI logged 729 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sauk County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,935 customers without power, beginning July 29, 2023 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Sauk County, WI right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Sauk County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Oakdale Electric Coop, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sauk County.
53561, 53577, 53578, 53583, 53588, 53913, 53937, 53940, 53941, 53942, 53943, 53951, 53959, 53961
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oakdale Electric Coop | 2.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Richland Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Dells Electric Util | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Sauk City - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Reedsburg Utility Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Prairie Du Sac - (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/55111 and /api/v1/counties/55111/history. Live data as of .