Electric companies in North Dakota
38 electric utilities serve North Dakota, according to US EIA-861 service-territory filings and live outage feeds. The largest by customers is Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, with about 96,940 customers in North Dakota (US EIA-861, 2025).
Territory is filed by county, so a county can list several utilities; usually only one serves a given address, and your electric bill names it.
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Every electric utility in North Dakota
Largest first, by customers on its lines in North Dakota (US EIA-861, 2025). “Live” is whether MassOutage can see its outages.
Electric utilities by county
Each county's utilities, largest in the state first. The county name opens its live outage page.
- Adams County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Slope Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Barnes County
- Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, City of Valley City, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Benson County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, City of Maddock - (ND), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Billings County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Bottineau County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, North Central Elec Coop, Inc
- Bowman County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, Slope Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Burke County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc
- Burleigh County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc, KEM Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Cass County
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Dickey County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Northern Electric Coop, Inc
- Divide County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc
- Dunn County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Eddy County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Emmons County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc, KEM Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Foster County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Golden Valley County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Grand Forks County
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, City of Northwood - (ND), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Grant County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Griggs County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Hettinger County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc, Slope Electric Coop Inc
- Kidder County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, KEM Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- LaMoure County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Logan County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, KEM Electric Coop Inc
- McHenry County
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, North Central Elec Coop, Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- McKenzie County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- McLean County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, City of Riverdale - (ND), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Mercer County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc, City of Stanton - (ND), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Basin Electric Power Coop
- Morton County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Mountrail County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Nelson County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, City of Lakota - (ND), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Oliver County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Pierce County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, North Central Elec Coop, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Ramsey County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Ransom County
- Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Renville County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc
- Richland County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, Traverse Electric Coop, Inc
- Sargent County
- Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Northern Electric Coop, Inc
- Sheridan County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc
- Slope County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, Slope Electric Coop Inc, Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Stark County
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Steele County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, City of Hope - (ND), City of Sharon- (ND), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Stutsman County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Towner County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Traill County
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, City of Hillsboro - (ND), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
- Walsh County
- Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, City of Grafton - (ND), City of Park River - (ND)
- Ward County
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Electric companies in North Dakota: FAQ
- How many electric companies serve North Dakota?
- 38 electric utilities serve North Dakota, according to US EIA-861 service-territory filings and live outage feeds.
- What is the largest electric company in North Dakota?
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, with about 96,940 customers in North Dakota (US EIA-861, 2025).
- Which electric company serves my address in North Dakota?
- Your electric bill names it. Service territory is filed by county, so MassOutage lists the utilities serving each North Dakota county; usually only one of them serves a given address, and a utility can tell you whether it serves yours.
- Who do I call to report a power outage in North Dakota?
- Your electric utility. MassOutage has an outage phone line, report page or outage map on file for 0 of the 38 utilities serving North Dakota, listed above; for the others, check your bill or the utility's website. For a downed power line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
Live power outages in North Dakota →
Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), every source we read. Service territory and customer counts are each utility's own EIA-861 filing; a utility a live outage feed has reported in a county is listed there too.