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Power Outages in Vilas County, WI

Northern States Power Co, Price Electric Coop Inc, Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc and City of Eagle River - (WI). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 87.5 hours.

Vilas County, WI is served by 6 tracked utilities.

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Northern States Power Co, Price Electric Coop Inc, Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp publish no county-level figures.

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Live status by utility · Vilas County

0.0%of this county's ~9,351 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc, City of Eagle River - (WI). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Northern States Power Co, Price Electric Coop Inc, Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Northern States Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Price Electric Coop IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Wisconsin Electric Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Wisconsin Public Service CorpLive · total onlynot by county------
Bayfield Electric Coop, IncNo live feedcan't see------
City of Eagle River - (WI)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Vilas 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.

Power-dependent
284
Oxygen service
118
Dialysis (facility)
66
Home health / hospice
99
By ZIP code (12)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
5452198≤1165≤11
5456869≤11450
5453828≤11180
5455824017≤11
54540190140
54519170≤110
5451216013≤11
54545120≤110
54561≤110≤110
54560≤110≤110
54557≤110≤110
54554≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Vilas County, WI

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Vilas County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Vilas County

Vilas County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.

  • Frost Advisory ×7
  • Special Weather Statement ×6
  • Freeze Warning ×2
  • Dense Fog Advisory ×1

Latest Vilas County, WI outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 55m

  2. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 596 customers out

  3. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,883 customers out (20% of the county)

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 199 customers out (2.1% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 7h 20m

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026

Outage trend · Vilas County, WI
0customers out · peak 31
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Vilas County, WI: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 31 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.010203040Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Vilas County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Vilas County went about 87.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,284 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 87.5 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Vilas County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 25.2h, 2016 69.6h, 2017 62.8h, 2018 11.3h, 2019 31.9h, 2020 15.6h, 2021 87.9h, 2022 70.6h, 2023 29.3h, 2024 19.3h, 2025 87.5h. Highlighted: 2021.025507510025.2h201569.6h201662.8h201711.3h201831.9h201915.6h202087.9h202170.6h202229.3h202319.3h202487.5h2025
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Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,284 customers out) · decade average 46.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154755,43825.2
20165689,28469.6
20175729,28462.8
20185404,07311.3
20196315,40831.9
20205959,28415.6
20215199,28487.9
20225759,28470.6
20235589,28429.3
20245284,36819.3
20256069,28487.5

Cost of power in Vilas County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Vilas 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.

19.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 30% since 2015
vs Wisconsin avg 19.1¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
July 27, 20219,2844d 2h
March 23, 20229,2843d 20h
July 27, 20239,2842d 3h
April 29, 20259,28418h
December 16, 20219,2843d 22h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 46.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Vilas County: FAQ

How often does Vilas County, WI lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Vilas County, WI logged 606 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 87.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Vilas County, WI?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,284 customers without power, beginning July 27, 2021 and lasting about 4d 2h.
Is there a power outage in Vilas County, WI right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Vilas County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Vilas County, WI?
Tracked electric providers include Northern States Power Co, Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
Nearby counties
Forest CountyGogebic CountyIron CountyIron County
ZIP codes in Vilas County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Vilas County.

54512, 54519, 54521, 54538, 54540, 54545, 54554, 54557, 54558, 54560, 54561, 54568

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Wisconsin Electric Power Co3.1 hrsLive · total only-
Northern States Power Co5.4 hrsLive · total only-
Wisconsin Public Service Corp10.5 hrsLive · total only-
Price Electric Coop Inc-Live · total only-
Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc-No live feed-
City of Eagle River - (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/55125 and /api/v1/counties/55125/history.