Power Outages in Vernon County, WI
Is there a power outage in Vernon County, WI right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co and Northern States Power Co in Vernon County, WI. There is no live feed for City of Westby, La Farge Municipal Electric Co - (WI), Richland Electric Coop, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Vernon Electric Coop and Village of Viola - (WI).
Vernon County, WI is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Vernon County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/vernon-county
No active outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co and Northern States Power Co in Vernon County.
No live feed for City of Westby, La Farge Municipal Electric Co - (WI), Richland Electric Coop, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Vernon Electric Coop and Village of Viola - (WI): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Vernon County, WI
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Northern States Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Vernon Electric Coop, Richland Electric Coop, Village of Viola - (WI) and 2 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
8.0%of this county's ~15,256 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Westby, La Farge Municipal Electric Co - (WI), Richland Electric Coop, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Vernon Electric Coop, Village of Viola - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,226 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Westby | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| La Farge Municipal Electric Co - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richland Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Viola - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wisconsin Power & Light Co 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 Vernon 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54665 | 82 | ≤11 | 55 | 0 |
| 54667 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 54658 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 54639 | 20 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 54634 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 54624 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54651 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54652 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54632 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54621 | ≤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 Vernon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Vernon County right now.
Vernon County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Vernon County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 280 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Vernon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Vernon County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,056 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,845 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 180 | 805 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 140 | 647 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 141 | 1,474 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 185 | 759 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 215 | 992 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 133 | 2,056 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 183 | 797 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 225 | 1,845 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 180 | 682 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 239 | 1,218 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 203 | 1,071 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Vernon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Vernon 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
- Northern States Power Co15.6¢222,746 cust
- Scenic Rivers Energy Coop15.5¢13,655 cust
- City of Westby11.9¢1,056 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Vernon County: FAQ
- How often does Vernon County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Vernon County, WI logged 203 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Vernon County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,056 customers without power, beginning June 3, 2020 and lasting about 22h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Vernon County, WI right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co and Northern States Power Co in Vernon County, WI. There is no live feed for City of Westby, La Farge Municipal Electric Co - (WI), Richland Electric Coop, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Vernon Electric Coop and Village of Viola - (WI).
- Which utilities serve Vernon County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Vernon County.
54621, 54624, 54632, 54634, 54639, 54651, 54652, 54658, 54665, 54667
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Vernon County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wisconsin →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Vernon Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Richland Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Viola - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| La Farge Municipal Electric Co - (WI) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Westby | - | 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/55123 and /api/v1/counties/55123/history.