Power Outages in St. Croix County, WI
Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co, Polk-Burnett Electric Coop and St Croix Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of New Richmond, City of River Falls and Pierce-Pepin Coop Services. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.5 hours.
St. Croix County, WI is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in St. Croix County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/st-croix-county
Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co, Polk-Burnett Electric Coop and St Croix Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of New Richmond, City of River Falls and Pierce-Pepin Coop Services: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~46,700 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of New Richmond, City of River Falls, Pierce-Pepin Coop Services. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dunn County Electric Coop, Northern States Power Co, Polk-Burnett Electric Coop, St Croix Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn County Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Croix Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of New Richmond | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of River Falls | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pierce-Pepin Coop Services | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in St. Croix 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54016 | 187 | 14 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 54017 | 126 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 54002 | 41 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 54025 | 35 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 54015 | 29 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 54013 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 54023 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 54028 | 21 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 54007 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54082 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54027 | ≤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 St. Croix County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
St. Croix County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest St. Croix County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 617 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,690 customers out (15% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in St. Croix County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in St. Croix County went about 6.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,765 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 6.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 11,302 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 276 | 4,106 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 386 | 2,399 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 372 | 6,625 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 386 | 6,590 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 407 | 13,380 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | 411 | 17,765 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 448 | 11,302 | 8.9 |
| 2024 | 490 | 4,190 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 509 | 12,121 | 6.5 |
Cost of power in St. Croix County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for St. Croix 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
- Polk-Burnett Electric Coop16.0¢20,584 cust
- Dunn County Electric Coop16.2¢9,542 cust
- City of River Falls14.0¢6,914 cust
- City of New Richmond12.4¢5,089 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 High high winds exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in St. Croix County: FAQ
- How often does St. Croix County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, St. Croix County, WI logged 509 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in St. Croix County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,765 customers without power, beginning May 11, 2022 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in St. Croix County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for St. Croix County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve St. Croix County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co, St Croix Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within St. Croix County.
54002, 54007, 54013, 54015, 54016, 54017, 54023, 54025, 54027, 54028, 54082
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 · total only | - |
| Dunn County Electric Coop | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | 1.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of River Falls | 0.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of New Richmond | 0.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Pierce-Pepin Coop Services | - | No live feed | - |
| St Croix Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
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/55109 and /api/v1/counties/55109/history.