Power Outages in Taylor County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Taylor County, WI across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Chippewa Valley Electric Coop and City of Medford - (WI), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.3 hours.
Taylor County, WI is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/taylor-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Taylor County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/taylor-county
Not counted: no live feed for Chippewa Valley Electric Coop and City of Medford - (WI).
47%of this county's ~12,865 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, City of Medford - (WI). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Electric Coop - (WI) | Live · county | 0 | 3,721 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Jump River Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,322 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clark Electric Coop - (WI) | Live · county | 0 | 620 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Price Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 1 | 402 | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Medford - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Taylor Electric Coop - (WI), Jump River Electric Coop Inc, Clark Electric Coop - (WI), 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 Taylor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54451 | 93 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 54470 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 54433 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 54766 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 54490 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54480 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54447 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Taylor County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Taylor County right now.
Taylor County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Taylor 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 Taylor Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Taylor County went about 0.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,908 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 0.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,532 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48 | 197 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 44 | 971 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 64 | 955 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 153 | 393 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 145 | 1,908 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 58 | 775 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 60 | 1,532 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 80 | 960 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 83 | 1,412 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 144 | 1,475 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 104 | 574 | 0.3 |
Cost of power in Taylor County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Taylor 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
- Clark Electric Coop - (WI)14.5¢9,616 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 · 0.7 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 Taylor County: FAQ
- How often does Taylor County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Taylor County, WI logged 104 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Taylor County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,908 customers without power, beginning July 20, 2019 and lasting about 1d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Taylor County, WI right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Taylor County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Clark Electric Coop - (WI), Northern States Power Co, Price Electric Coop Inc, Taylor Electric Coop - (WI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Taylor County.
54433, 54447, 54451, 54470, 54480, 54490, 54766
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 | - |
| Price Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Clark Electric Coop - (WI) | - | Live · county | - |
| Jump River Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Chippewa Valley Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Taylor Electric Coop - (WI) | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Medford - (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/55119 and /api/v1/counties/55119/history. Live data as of .