Planned Outages
There are no upcoming planned outages at this time. See past notices below.
Past Planned Outage Notices
The following outages have been completed. This information is provided for reference only.
This outage has been completed. The information below is for reference.
Minnesota Power upgraded the electric distribution system in the Chisholm area, converting the distribution voltage to a higher operating voltage to improve reliability and performance.
- Planned outages occurred in stages on July 28–29 and August 18–19.
- Outages began at 8:00 a.m.
- Work was conducted in stages throughout the city.
This outage has been completed. The information below is for reference.
Minnesota Power upgraded the electric distribution system in the Silver Bay area, converting the distribution voltage to a higher operating voltage to improve reliability and performance.
- Customers experienced a single outage of 4–6 hours between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4.
- Outages began Aug. 31 at 8:00 a.m.
- Work was conducted in stages throughout the city.
This outage has been completed. The information below is for reference.
Minnesota Power upgraded the electric distribution system in the Caribou Lake area to improve service reliability.
- A planned outage occurred on October 14, with October 15 as the backup date if work was delayed by weather or other circumstances.
- Outages occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Most customers experienced an outage lasting up to one hour, while select underground customers experienced outages lasting up to four hours.
This outage has been completed. The information below is for reference.
Overnight outages as crews raise lines for oversized load
Minnesota Power scheduled temporary power outages to move or raise power lines so large items being transported along the highway could pass safely beneath the electric lines.
The scheduled windows were overnight Tuesday, October 27, 2026, from 10:00 p.m. into Wednesday morning, October 28, by 8:00 a.m., and overnight Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 10:00 p.m. into Thursday morning, October 29, by 8:00 a.m. Each customer experienced one outage lasting up to four hours during one of those overnight windows.
- Floodwood: Highway 2
- Brookston: Stevens Road, Paul Road, Highway 2
- Saginaw: Twig Blvd., Highway 53
- Hermantown: Miller Trunk Highway
- Duluth: Trinity Road, Piedmont Avenue, Garfield Avenue
Please note: This outage did not affect all customers in these areas. Affected customers were contacted directly.
