Power Outages in Sawyer County, WI
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Sawyer County, WI. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.8 hours.
Sawyer County, WI is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Sawyer County.
No active NWS alerts for Sawyer County right now.
Sawyer County has been under 58 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×18
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Sawyer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sawyer County went about 7.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,902 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 5,902 customers out) · decade average 6.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 182 | 2,504 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 169 | 3,348 | 8.5 |
| 2017 | 198 | 2,914 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 236 | 1,306 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 271 | 4,356 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 298 | 2,003 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 246 | 2,096 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 318 | 5,902 | 26.2 |
| 2023 | 269 | 3,620 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 338 | 2,660 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 339 | 2,886 | 7.8 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 6.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Sawyer County: FAQ
- How often does Sawyer County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sawyer County, WI logged 339 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sawyer County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,902 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2022 and lasting about 3d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Sawyer County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sawyer County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sawyer County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include BARRON ELECTRIC COOP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sawyer County.
54828, 54835, 54843, 54862, 54867, 54876, 54896
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRON ELECTRIC COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/55113 and /api/v1/counties/55113/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Wisconsin customers).