Power outages in Burnett County, WI

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Burnett County yet. East Central Energy, Polk-Burnett Electric Coop and Barron Electric Coop serve this county.

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East Central 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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Polk-Burnett 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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Barron 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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Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Cono 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 Burnett County

2014–2025 record

Burnett County averaged 17.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Wisconsin counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 20. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 14 hours, starting November 26, 2025.

The largest on record began July 8, 2020, with 5,604 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

17.7significant 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.
19 hourslongest on record (December 2022)
5,604most 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 8, 20205,60445 minutes4,203
July 19, 20235,0682.5 hours5,131
June 11, 20173,21210 hours11,158
October 6, 20182,39215 minutes598
August 15, 20252,2123 hours2,189

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.