Power Outages in Cass County, ND
Is there a power outage in Cass County, ND right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 01:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Nodak Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Cass County, ND. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Cass County, ND is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 01:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cass County, ND", live data as of October 20, 2026 01:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/cass-county
No active outages are reported by Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Nodak Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Cass County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Cass 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, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Cass County Elec Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
51%of this county's ~118,193 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 56,129 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,681 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 98 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 15 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Nodak Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota 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 Cass 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 (22)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58103 | 285 | ≤11 | 190 | 0 |
| 58104 | 219 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 58078 | 188 | ≤11 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 58102 | 143 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 58047 | 23 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 58012 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 58105 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58079 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58071 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58064 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58059 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58052 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58051 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58048 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58042 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58036 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58031 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58029 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58011 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58006 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58005 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58004 | ≤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 Cass County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cass County right now.
Cass County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Cass County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Fargono outage reported
- West Fargono outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cass County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,585 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 17,045 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 662 | 13,568 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 588 | 8,081 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 660 | 7,418 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 463 | 3,906 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 794 | 20,585 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 751 | 8,456 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 737 | 14,760 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 790 | 8,730 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 754 | 17,045 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 876 | 5,761 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 695 | 7,754 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Cass County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cass 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.
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota13.5¢83,434 cust
- Cass County Elec Coop Inc12.7¢52,785 cust
- Otter Tail Power Co11.1¢45,437 cust
- Nodak Electric Coop Inc12.7¢20,715 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cass County: FAQ
- How often does Cass County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cass County, ND logged 695 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cass County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,585 customers without power, beginning September 2, 2019 and lasting about 2d.
- Is there a power outage in Cass County, ND right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 01:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Nodak Electric Coop Inc and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Cass County, ND. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Cass County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co.
Fargo, West Fargo. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Cass County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cass County.
58002, 58004, 58005, 58006, 58007, 58011, 58012, 58021, 58029, 58031, 58036, 58042, 58047, 58048, 58051, 58052, 58059, 58064, 58071, 58078, 58079, 58102, 58103, 58104, 58105
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 Cass 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 | - |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Cass County Elec Coop Inc | 5.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | 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/38017 and /api/v1/counties/38017/history.