Power Outages in Waushara County, WI
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Pioneer Power and Light Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Waushara County, WI is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/waushara-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Waushara County, WI". https://massoutage.com/wisconsin/waushara-county
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co and Wisconsin Public Service Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Pioneer Power and Light Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,465 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Pioneer Power and Light Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Power and Light Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Waushara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54923 | 97 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 54982 | 90 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 54984 | 46 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 54970 | 45 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 54940 | 30 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 54943 | 22 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 54966 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 54930 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 54965 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 54967 | ≤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 Waushara County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Waushara County right now.
Waushara County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Waushara County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Waushara County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,809 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 9,809 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 352 | 1,079 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 81 | 779 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 360 | 9,809 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 574 | 1,891 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 552 | 5,801 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 612 | 942 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 552 | 5,747 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 540 | 8,681 | 8.2 |
| 2023 | 558 | 1,109 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 648 | 4,987 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 557 | 1,425 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Waushara County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Waushara 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
- Pioneer Power and Light Co16.8¢2,021 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Waushara County: FAQ
- How often does Waushara County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Waushara County, WI logged 557 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Waushara County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,809 customers without power, beginning June 12, 2017 and lasting about 7d.
- Is there a power outage in Waushara County, WI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Waushara County, WI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Waushara County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Waushara County.
54923, 54930, 54940, 54943, 54965, 54966, 54967, 54970, 54982, 54984
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | 3.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | 10.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Pioneer Power and Light Co | - | 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/55137 and /api/v1/counties/55137/history.