Minnesota: official power outage sources

If your power is out

1. Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
2. Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
3. Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.

More on staying safe during an outage

Utility outage pages

Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.

• Xcel Energy Outage page Outage reporting and map for Xcel customers. xcelenergy.com
• Minnesota Power Outage page Outage map and reporting. Call 800-307-6937. mnpower.com
• Dakota Electric Association Utility website General information about this cooperative. dakotaelectric.com
• Otter Tail Power Outage page Outage map and reporting. Call 800-257-4044. otpco.com

Official state sources

Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.

• Minnesota Public Utilities Commission: what we regulate Regulator Covers Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power and Dakota Electric. mn.gov
• Minnesota PUC: electric service area maps Provider directory Shows which utility serves an area. Boundaries are approximate. mn.gov
• Minnesota Rural Electric Association Provider directory Association of Minnesota electric cooperatives. Use it to find your co-op. mrea.org
• National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov

Good to know in Minnesota

• Co-op and city utility customers should check with their own provider; the Xcel, Minnesota Power and Otter Tail maps do not cover them.
• Minnesota Power says it does not always learn about an outage at a single home automatically. Report your outage even if the map shows nothing.
• Otter Tail's map also shows outages restored in the last 48 hours. Check the symbol to see whether an outage is current or already fixed.
• The state service area map is approximate, and some areas are shared by more than one utility. Near a boundary, check your bill to see who serves you.
• The state's yearly reliability reports cover only Xcel, Minnesota Power and Otter Tail, not co-ops or city utilities.

The wider grid

Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of Minnesota: MISO; SPP. They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together