When will the power be back in South St. Paul, MN?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in South St. Paul, Minnesota — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. South St. Paul is a city in Dakota County; when the serving utility's public feed reports South St. Paul directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
South St. Paul is a city of about 20,590 residents in Dakota County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for South St. Paul by name, so this page reports the Dakota County county-wide view, which covers South St. Paul. If a serving utility does name South St. Paul during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
Around South St. Paul: the closest other places we track are West St. Paul, about 2 miles to the northwest; Inver Grove Heights, about 4 miles to the south; Mendota Heights, about 5 miles to the west; St. Paul, about 5 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Woodbury (6 mi E), Maplewood (7 mi N), Cottage Grove (7 mi SE), Eagan (8 mi SW), Oakdale (8 mi NE), North St. Paul (9 mi N), Little Canada (10 mi N), Rosemount (10 mi S). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Vadnais Heights (12 mi); northeast toward Lake Elmo (10 mi); east toward Hudson, WI (16 mi); southeast toward Hastings (14 mi); south toward Farmington (17 mi); southwest toward Apple Valley (13 mi); west toward Richfield (12 mi); northwest toward Roseville (10 mi).
Who serves South St. Paul?
We track live outage data from Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power ↗, Xcel Energy in Dakota County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
South St. Paul's last tracked outage began Aug 15, peaked at 84 customers out, and was restored in an hour.
- Aug 15 — 84 customers out, restored in an hour
Common questions
When will my power be back on in South St. Paul, MN?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the South St. Paul area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in South St. Paul, MN?
This page is a live power outage status check for the South St. Paul area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in South St. Paul, MN?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Dakota County include Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power, Xcel Energy; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show South St. Paul specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Dakota County county-wide view, which covers South St. Paul. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for South St. Paul by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to South St. Paul. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. West St. Paul (2 mi NW) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
