Power outages in Fergus Falls, MN

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Fergus FallsOtter Tail County

Outage history in Otter Tail County, which includes Fergus Falls

2014–2025 record

Otter Tail County averaged 45.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Minnesota counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 31. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 20 hours, starting November 25, 2025.

The largest on record began July 14, 2024, with 13,256 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

45.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2 dayslongest on record (June 2022)
13,256most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
July 14, 202413,25622 hours144,302
May 13, 202212,94619 hours137,585
June 9, 20209,90911 hours42,950
June 20, 20228,3702 days166,714
May 22, 20256,0491.5 hours6,572

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.