When will the power be back in Chippewa County, WI?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Chippewa County, WI right now.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin: 80 customers reported out — statewide status.

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Who serves Chippewa County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Xcel Energy, Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative, Jump River Electric Cooperative, Barron Electric Cooperative and 3 more, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Bloomer Electric & Water Co, City of Cornell and Village of Cadott 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. For the parent company's combined picture, see Xcel Energy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Chippewa County, WI

Last significant outage: Aug 27, 2026 — peaked at 225 customers, restored in ~1.5 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 4 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3.4 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 25, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Chippewa County, WI

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 121 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 1 major event of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~2.5 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~15,629 customers out in May 2022, restored after about 30 min. The busiest year on record here was 2022.

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 Chippewa County

Chippewa Falls

Communities in Chippewa County include Chippewa Falls, Lake Hallie, Stanley, Bloomer, Cadott, Cornell, Boyd and New Auburn. 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 Chippewa County, WI?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Chippewa include Xcel Energy, Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative, Jump River Electric Cooperative 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

Eau Claire County · Rusk County · Dunn County · Barron County · Taylor County · Clark County · Pepin County · Trempealeau County

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