Power outages in Montevideo, MN

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MontevideoChippewa County

Outage history in Chippewa County, which includes Montevideo

2014–2025 record

Chippewa County averaged 6.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Minnesota counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 9. Half were over within 3.5 hours; the longest lasted 8.5 hours, starting June 2, 2025.

The largest on record began May 12, 2022, with 2,636 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

6.3significant 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.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
30 hourslongest on record (May 2022)
2,636most 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.
May 12, 20222,63625 hours15,905
July 17, 20162,61322 hours15,914
May 14, 20192,4758 hours5,611
May 30, 20222,44730 hours12,534
January 20, 20162,0651.5 hours2,679

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.