Power Outages in Waupaca County, WI
Is there a power outage in Waupaca County, WI right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Waupaca County, WI. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Clintonville - (WI) and New London Electric&Water Util.
Waupaca County, WI is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Waupaca County, WI", live data as of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/waupaca-county
No active outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Waupaca County.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Clintonville - (WI) and New London Electric&Water Util: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Waupaca 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 Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Central Wisconsin Elec Coop and 2 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
31%of this county's ~29,887 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Clintonville - (WI), New London Electric&Water Util. 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 | 6,535 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Wisconsin Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 2,367 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 473 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Clintonville - (WI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New London Electric&Water Util | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp 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 Waupaca 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54981 | 156 | ≤11 | 108 | 0 |
| 54961 | 139 | 0 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 54929 | 97 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 54983 | 53 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 54945 | 44 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 54950 | 39 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 54949 | 38 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 54962 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 54977 | 12 | 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 Waupaca County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Waupaca County right now.
Waupaca County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Waupaca County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Waupaca County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,582 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 13,582 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 412 | 3,172 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 287 | 2,429 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 384 | 12,057 | 9.5 |
| 2018 | 522 | 2,127 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 488 | 13,582 | 21.7 |
| 2020 | 482 | 2,550 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 407 | 4,084 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 393 | 6,570 | 11.3 |
| 2023 | 429 | 1,180 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 480 | 7,904 | 7.0 |
| 2025 | 480 | 4,084 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Waupaca County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Waupaca 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 Electric Power Co20.5¢1,056,086 cust
- Wisconsin Power & Light Co18.5¢440,746 cust
- Wisconsin Public Service Corp17.2¢415,643 cust
- Adams-Columbia Electric Coop19.0¢36,159 cust
- New London Electric&Water Util12.7¢3,539 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 · 6.0 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 Waupaca County: FAQ
- How often does Waupaca County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Waupaca County, WI logged 480 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Waupaca County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,582 customers without power, beginning July 20, 2019 and lasting about 6d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Waupaca County, WI right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Waupaca County, WI. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), City of Clintonville - (WI) and New London Electric&Water Util.
- Which utilities serve Waupaca County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Central Wisconsin Elec Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Waupaca County.
54926, 54929, 54933, 54945, 54946, 54949, 54950, 54961, 54962, 54977, 54981, 54983
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 Waupaca County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wisconsin →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | 10.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Central Wisconsin Elec Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| New London Electric&Water Util | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Clintonville - (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/55135 and /api/v1/counties/55135/history.