Power Outages in Benson County, ND
Is there a power outage in Benson County, ND right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Nodak Electric Coop Inc in Benson County, ND. There is no live feed for City of Maddock - (ND) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Benson County, ND is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Benson County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/benson-county
No active outages are reported by Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Nodak Electric Coop Inc in Benson County.
No live feed for City of Maddock - (ND) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Benson County, ND
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and City of Maddock - (ND); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~2,452 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Maddock - (ND), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,473 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,147 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 846 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Maddock - (ND) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Nodak Electric Coop Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Benson 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58348 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 58386 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58381 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58370 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58351 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58346 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58335 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58332 | ≤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 Benson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Benson County right now.
Benson County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Benson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Benson County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 531 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 314 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 314 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 305 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 288 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 22 | 430 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 29 | 531 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 54 | 305 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Benson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Benson 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.
- Otter Tail Power Co11.1¢45,437 cust
- Nodak Electric Coop Inc12.7¢20,715 cust
- Northern Plains Electric Coop10.9¢10,472 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Benson County: FAQ
- How often does Benson County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Benson County, ND logged 54 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Benson County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 531 customers without power, beginning October 5, 2024 and lasting about 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Benson County, ND right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Nodak Electric Coop Inc in Benson County, ND. There is no live feed for City of Maddock - (ND) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Benson County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Benson County.
58332, 58335, 58343, 58346, 58348, 58351, 58357, 58370, 58379, 58386
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Benson County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Dakota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | 6.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Maddock - (ND) | - | No live feed | - |
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/38005 and /api/v1/counties/38005/history.