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

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

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

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Who serves Polk County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Xcel Energy, Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative, St. Croix Electric Cooperative and Barron Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Co 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. For the parent company's combined picture, see Xcel Energy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Polk County, WI

Last significant outage: Sep 9, 2026 — peaked at 276 customers, restored in ~48 min (no severe weather).

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Sep 9, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Polk County, WI

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 241 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: ~10,357 customers out in July 2017, restored after about 13.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2023.

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 Polk County include Amery, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Frederic, Clear Lake, Luck, Balsam Lake and Milltown. 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 Polk County, WI?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Polk include Xcel Energy, Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative, St. Croix 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

Burnett County · Barron County · St. Croix County · Washburn County · Dunn County · Pierce County · Chippewa County · Rusk County

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