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customer reported out in Dane County, WI
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~2.3 hr, based on 775 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 9:01 AM CDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Alliant Energy, Madison Gas & Electric ↗, Wisconsin Electric Cooperatives ↗, Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative and 1 more, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Sun Prairie Utilities, City of Stoughton, Village of Waunakee and 3 others 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 — Dane County, WI
Last significant outage: Oct 1, 2026 — peaked at 1,597 customers, restored in ~2.8 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 14 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.9 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 29, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Dane County, WI
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
775 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 8 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~2.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~46,973 customers out in May 2024, restored after about 47.3 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2018.
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.
Communities in Dane County include Madison, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Middleton, Verona, Waunakee, Stoughton and DeForest. 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 Dane County, WI?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Dane include Alliant Energy, Madison Gas & Electric, Wisconsin Electric Cooperatives 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.
