Power Outages in Washburn County, WI
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Washburn County, WI. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.5 hours.
Washburn County, WI is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Washburn County.
No active NWS alerts for Washburn County right now.
Washburn County has been under 64 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×18
- Heat Advisory ×17
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Washburn County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 634 customers out (7.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Washburn County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washburn County went about 8.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,556 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,482 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87 | 444 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 73 | 1,093 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 92 | 1,510 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 105 | 256 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 107 | 694 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 130 | 700 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 128 | 731 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 145 | 3,482 | 10.8 |
| 2023 | 163 | 3,556 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 158 | 1,508 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 404 | 1,846 | 8.5 |
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 3.3 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 Washburn County: FAQ
- How often does Washburn County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washburn County, WI logged 404 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washburn County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,556 customers without power, beginning July 27, 2023 and lasting about 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Washburn County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Washburn County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Washburn County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include BARRON ELECTRIC COOP, EAST CENTRAL ENERGY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washburn County.
54801, 54817, 54859, 54870, 54871, 54875, 54888
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST CENTRAL ENERGY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BARRON ELECTRIC COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/55129 and /api/v1/counties/55129/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Wisconsin customers).