Power outages in Hennepin County, MN

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Hennepin County yet. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Connexus Energy and Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn serve this county.

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Northern States Power Co - Minnesotano live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Connexus Energyno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assnno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Minnesota Valley Electric Coopno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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City of Elk Riverno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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County outline

Outage history in Hennepin County

2014–2025 record

Hennepin County averaged 17 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Minnesota counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 19. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 17 hours, starting July 28, 2025.

The largest on record began June 24, 2023, with 84,596 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

17significant 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.
1.8 dayslongest on record (August 2024)
84,596most 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.
June 24, 202384,59628 hours492,433
July 14, 202475,6721.8 days1,378,244
August 27, 202471,7551.8 days1,214,854
May 12, 202254,15330 hours728,779
June 11, 201753,53034 hours637,002

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.