The present subject matter is directed to a system 300 and method 700 for reducing ice or condensation that forms on a power component 210 of a wind turbine during a power outage. The method includes determining 702 an ambient temperature near the power component; providing 704 one or more parameters of the power component; determining 706 a down time of the power component for the power outage; determining 708 a wait time for the power component to stay offline as a function of the ambient temperature, the one or more parameters, and the down time of the power component; and heating 710 the power component 210 for the wait time before supplying power to the power component 210 such that a surface temperature of the power component is raised above the ambient temperature. As such, the method 700 prevents the power component 210 from being energized when condensation or ice may be present.