Power Outages in Adams County, ND
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Slope Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.8 hours.
Adams County, ND is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/adams-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Adams County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/adams-county
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Slope Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,028 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Slope Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Slope Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Adams Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58639 | 27 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 58649 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Adams County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Adams County right now.
Adams County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×14
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×6
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Adams County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Adams County went about 0.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 918 customers.
The US EIA reports North Dakota utilities averaged 3.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 0.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 565 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17 | 918 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 876 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 15 | 42 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 839 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 52 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 565 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 335 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 879 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 161 | 0.8 |
Cost of power in Adams County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Adams County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co11.1¢79,711 cust
- Slope Electric Coop Inc14.3¢3,214 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 0.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Adams County: FAQ
- How often does Adams County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Adams County, ND logged 8 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Adams County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 918 customers without power, beginning April 10, 2017 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Adams County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Adams County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Adams County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Slope Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Adams County.
58639, 58649
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Slope Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Dakota customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/38001 and /api/v1/counties/38001/history.