When's the Power Back?

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

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Oconto County, WI right now.
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Elsewhere in Wisconsin: 13 customers reported out — statewide status.
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Who serves Oconto County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Oconto Electric Cooperative, Wisconsin Public Service, Alliant Energy and We Energies, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Oconto Falls Water & Light Commission also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Oconto County, WI
Last significant outage: Jul 28, 2026 — peaked at 532 customers, restored in ~30 min (no severe weather).
Across the 2 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 51 min.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 27, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Oconto County, WI
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 238 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 2 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~13,455 customers out in March 2019, restored after about 48 min. The busiest year on record here was 2019.
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 covered

Communities in Oconto County include Oconto Falls, Gillett, Lena, Suring, Abrams, Bagley, Brazeau and Breed. 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 Oconto County, WI?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Oconto include Oconto Electric Cooperative, Wisconsin Public Service, Alliant Energy 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.

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