When will the power be back in Otter Tail County, MN?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Otter Tail County, MN right now.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota: 326 customers reported out — statewide status.

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Who serves Otter Tail County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Otter Tail Power ↗, ALLETE / Minnesota Power ↗ and Lake Region Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Runestone Electric Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, City of Wadena and 1 other also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Otter Tail County, MN

Last significant outage: Sep 30, 2026 — peaked at 856 customers, restored in ~4.5 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 12 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 1.5 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 6, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Otter Tail County, MN

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 626 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 2 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~2.5 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~13,256 customers out in July 2024, restored after about 20.8 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2023.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Cities we track in Otter Tail County

Fergus Falls

Communities in Otter Tail County include Fergus Falls, Perham, Pelican Rapids, New York Mills, Battle Lake, Henning, Underwood and Vergas. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Otter Tail County, MN?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Otter Tail include Otter Tail Power, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, ALLETE / Minnesota Power and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Douglas County · Grant County · Becker County · Wilkin County · Wadena County · Todd County · Clay County · Traverse County

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