When's the Power Back?

Power outages in Wisconsin

Live outage status by county · updated ~every 15 minutes
3,376
customers reported out statewide · 12 counties reporting · 2 above the significant-outage threshold · updated 7:00 PM CDT · utility data as of 7:06 PM CDT
Includes 14 that a utility reports without saying which county — search your address for your exact status.
Significant outages (50+ customers, largest first)
Milwaukee — 3,055 reported out · ~23 hr to restore at the current pace (roughly 205 customers an hour)
Waukesha — 257 reported out · ~54 min to restore at the current pace (roughly 520 customers an hour)
“Reporting” means at least one customer reported out in county-level data (the federal nationwide tally combined with utilities' own live data where we track them); “significant” means 50+ customers out — the floor for the active list above.
All Wisconsin counties (72)

Utility coverage in Wisconsin

Tracked utilities with dedicated pages
Xcel Energy (Wisconsin)
Also tracked live — opens in the app
Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative (WI) · Barron Electric Coop (WI) · Central Wisconsin Electric Coop (WI) · Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative (WI) · Clark Electric Cooperative (WI) · Dunn Energy Cooperative (WI) · East Central Energy (MN/WI) · Eau Claire Energy Cooperative (WI) · Jump River Electric Cooperative (WI) · Kaukauna Utilities (WI) · Madison Gas & Electric (WI) · Oakdale Electric Cooperative (WI) · +11 more — search any utility name on the live map
This is our tracking coverage, not a complete registry of every utility serving Wisconsin.

Historical outage patterns in Wisconsin

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) contain 17,660 county-level outage records (200+ customers at peak) in Wisconsin between 2014 and 2025 across all 72 counties — 169 of them major events of 10,000+ customers. Half were restored within about 2.5 hr, and county-level outages here have been most common in summer (38% of all records). The busiest year on record was 2019.
Largest single-county outage on record: ~89,708 customers out in Milwaukee County in March 2023, restored after about 31.5 hr.
Months that hit the widest area at once — these rank among the three largest outages ever recorded in the most counties: July 2019 (14 counties), April 2024 (10 counties), May 2022 (10 counties).
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), 2014–2025. These are federal historical records, not outages tracked live by this site. Statewide figures aggregate the same per-county records shown on each county page below; the statewide restoration figure is the typical (middle) value across the per-county typical times, weighted by how many records each county has. A county appears in a “widest area” month when that month produced one of its three largest recorded outages.
Wisconsin — live power outage tracker

Common questions

How do I check power outages in Wisconsin?

This page lists live outage status for every county in Wisconsin, updated about every 15 minutes from the federal government's public county outage data (ODIN) and National Weather Service alerts, combined with utilities' own live data where we track them. Open any county for its restoration outlook, or search your ZIP or address for the most specific view.

Which utilities serve Wisconsin?

Electric utilities we track in Wisconsin include Xcel Energy (Wisconsin), Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative (WI), Barron Electric Coop (WI), Central Wisconsin Electric Coop (WI) and others. Each restores its own service area — report an outage to your serving utility so crews can be dispatched.

When will power be restored in Wisconsin?

Restoration depends on the cause and scale of each outage, so it varies by county and utility. For each affected area with enough trend data we publish an independent restoration estimate — from the live outage count, the recovery rate, and weather — shown even before the utility posts an official time; very small or brand-new outages say so instead of guessing. Open an area above for its outlook.

How accurate are the estimates?

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. Statewide totals combine the federal county-by-county tally with utilities' own live outage data, so this page and the live map always show the same numbers.

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