Power Outages in Burke County, ND
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Burke County, ND is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/burke-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Burke County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/burke-county
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~1,328 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Burke 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58773 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58772 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58752 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58727 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58721 | ≤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 Burke County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Burke County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- High Wind Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Burke County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Burke County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 707 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 568 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35 | 318 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 36 | 524 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 25 | 452 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 36 | 707 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 29 | 431 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 20 | 568 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | 17 | 236 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 16 | 268 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 12 | 223 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Burke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Burke 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
- Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop7.2¢11,485 cust
- Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc8.6¢1,804 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 Low ice storms exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Burke County: FAQ
- How often does Burke County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Burke County, ND logged 12 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Burke County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 707 customers without power, beginning November 11, 2020 and lasting about 5h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Burke County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Burke County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Burke County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Burke County.
58721, 58727, 58737, 58752, 58772, 58773
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 | - |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Burke-Divide 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/38013 and /api/v1/counties/38013/history.