When will the power be back in Rochester, MN?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 29, 10,280 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.6 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.6 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Rochester, Minnesota — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Rochester is a city in Olmsted County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Rochester directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Rochester is a city of about 123,624 residents in Olmsted County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Rochester by name, so this page reports the Olmsted County county-wide view, which covers Rochester. If a serving utility does name Rochester during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Rochester: 55901 · 55902 · 55903 · 55904 · 55905 · 55906 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Rochester: the closest other places we track are Austin, about 34 miles to the southwest; Red Wing, about 40 miles to the north; Faribault, about 44 miles to the northwest; Northfield, about 46 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Albert Lea (51 mi SW), Hastings (53 mi N), Farmington (56 mi NW), Rosemount (58 mi NW), River Falls, WI (59 mi N), Lakeville (60 mi NW), Cottage Grove (60 mi N), Holmen, WI (60 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Woodbury (65 mi); northeast toward Menomonie, WI (67 mi); east toward La Crosse, WI (64 mi); west toward Mankato (75 mi); northwest toward Apple Valley (62 mi).
Who serves Rochester?
We track live outage data from Rochester Public Utilities ↗ in Olmsted County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Rochester's last tracked outage began Aug 29, peaked at 32 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 35 minutes.
- Aug 29 — 32 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Aug 25 — 6,953 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Aug 23 — 36 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Rochester, MN?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Rochester area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Rochester's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 35 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Rochester, MN?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Rochester area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Rochester ZIP code — 55901, 55902, 55903, 55904, 55905, 55906 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Rochester, MN?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Olmsted County include Rochester Public Utilities; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Rochester specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Olmsted County county-wide view, which covers Rochester. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Rochester by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Rochester. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Austin (34 mi SW) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
