Power outages in Wadena County, MN

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Wadena County yet. ALLETE, Inc., Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) and Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn serve this county.

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ALLETE, Inc.no 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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Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)no 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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Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical 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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City of Wadena - (MN)no 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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Todd-Wadena 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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County outline

Outage history in Wadena County

2014–2025 record

Wadena County averaged 4 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Minnesota counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 8. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 8.5 hours, starting June 21, 2025.

The largest on record began May 13, 2022, with 2,087 customers out at once.

4significant 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.
23 hourslongest on record (May 2022)
2,087most 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 13, 20222,08723 hours10,159
November 25, 20252,0622.5 hours2,026
June 17, 20251,61345 minutes1,210
August 4, 20161,4159 hours6,591
September 26, 20161,41445 minutes1,061

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.