Power Outages in Bottineau County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Bottineau County, ND. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Bottineau County, ND is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/bottineau-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bottineau County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/bottineau-county
No active outages are reported by North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Bottineau County.
92%of this county's ~6,897 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3,972 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,363 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co 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 Bottineau 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58318 | 38 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 58793 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 58783 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58762 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58760 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 58750 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58748 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58711 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58384 | ≤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 Bottineau County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bottineau County right now.
Bottineau County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×19
- Wind Advisory ×10
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Bottineau County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bottineau County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,398 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,398 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | 1,398 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 200 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 353 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 25 | 218 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 34 | 1,234 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 89 | 477 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Bottineau County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bottineau 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
- Otter Tail Power Co11.1¢45,437 cust
- Verendrye Electric Coop Inc11.2¢14,357 cust
- North Central Elec Coop, Inc10.9¢6,088 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 High winter weather exposure · 1.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bottineau County: FAQ
- How often does Bottineau County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bottineau County, ND logged 89 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bottineau County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,398 customers without power, beginning June 7, 2020 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Bottineau County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bottineau County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bottineau County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bottineau County.
58318, 58384, 58711, 58748, 58750, 58760, 58762, 58783, 58793
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/38009 and /api/v1/counties/38009/history.