Power Outages in Washburn County, WI
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Barron Electric Coop, East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop in Washburn County, WI. There is no live feed for City of Spooner - (WI), Dahlberg Light & Power Co and North Central Power Co Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.5 hours.
Washburn County, WI is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washburn County, WI", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/washburn-county
No active outages are reported by Barron Electric Coop, East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop in Washburn County.
No live feed for City of Spooner - (WI), Dahlberg Light & Power Co and North Central Power Co Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
79%of this county's ~10,186 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Spooner - (WI), Dahlberg Light & Power Co, North Central Power Co Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 7,560 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| East Central Energy | Live · county | 0 | 527 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Spooner - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dahlberg Light & Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central Power Co Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barron Electric Coop, East Central Energy, Northern States Power Co and Polk-Burnett Electric Coop 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 Washburn 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54801 | 99 | ≤11 | 72 | 0 |
| 54870 | 24 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 54888 | 22 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 54859 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 54875 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 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 Washburn County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washburn County right now.
Washburn County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 5, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×9
- 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 1h 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.
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 8.5 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Washburn County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washburn 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
- Barron Electric Coop16.0¢19,395 cust
- Dahlberg Light & Power Co13.2¢11,001 cust
- East Central Energy17.2¢5,201 cust
- North Central Power Co Inc16.4¢5,063 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 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, Northern States Power Co, Polk-Burnett Electric Coop.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| East Central Energy | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Barron Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| North Central Power Co Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Dahlberg Light & Power Co | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Spooner - (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/55129 and /api/v1/counties/55129/history.