Power Outages in Burleigh County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Burleigh County, ND. There is no live feed for KEM Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Burleigh County, ND is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/burleigh-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Burleigh County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/burleigh-county
No active outages are reported by Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Burleigh County.
No live feed for KEM Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
47%of this county's ~48,231 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: KEM Electric Coop Inc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 22,589 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 266 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| KEM Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Capital Electric 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 Burleigh 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58503 | 318 | ≤11 | 230 | ≤11 |
| 58501 | 212 | ≤11 | 167 | ≤11 |
| 58504 | 208 | ≤11 | 170 | 0 |
| 58579 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 58558 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 58572 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58560 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58532 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58521 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58494 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58477 | ≤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 Burleigh County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Burleigh County right now.
Burleigh County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×15
- Wind Advisory ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Freeze Warning ×6
Hardest-hit cities in Burleigh County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Bismarckno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Burleigh County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,400 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,185 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 156 | 2,454 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 97 | 1,296 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 100 | 3,046 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 100 | 1,389 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 111 | 2,307 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 98 | 1,367 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 106 | 2,032 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 126 | 4,400 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 100 | 2,185 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Burleigh County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Burleigh 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
- Capital Electric Coop, Inc13.5¢19,650 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Burleigh County: FAQ
- How often does Burleigh County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Burleigh County, ND logged 100 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Burleigh County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,400 customers without power, beginning October 2, 2024 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Burleigh County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Burleigh County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Burleigh County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Bismarck. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Burleigh County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Burleigh County.
58477, 58494, 58501, 58503, 58504, 58505, 58521, 58532, 58558, 58560, 58572, 58579
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| KEM Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Capital Electric 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/38015 and /api/v1/counties/38015/history.