When's the power back on in Cottage Grove, MN?
Track current power outages in Cottage Grove, Minnesota — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Cottage Grove is a city in Washington County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Cottage Grove directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Who serves Cottage Grove — and how this estimate works
Serving utilities tracked for Washington County include East Central Energy (MN/WI). The estimate uses changes in the reported outage count, restoration progress, current weather, outage size, and available local history. It is independent and unofficial — when a utility posts an official restoration time, both are shown separately. We score our own estimates against what actually happened on the accuracy page. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Cottage Grove, 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 Cottage Grove area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live status at the top of this page.
How do I report a power outage in Cottage Grove, MN?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Cottage Grove is served by East Central Energy (MN/WI); use the utility's 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 Cottage Grove specifically, or the whole county?
Both. When your serving utility's public feed reports Cottage Grove directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time; otherwise it shows the Washington County county-wide view, which still covers Cottage Grove.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when power actually came 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.
