Power Outages in Cavalier County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc and Northern Plains Electric Coop in Cavalier County, ND. There is no live feed for Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.7 hours.
Cavalier County, ND is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/cavalier-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cavalier County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/cavalier-county
No active outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc and Northern Plains Electric Coop in Cavalier County.
No live feed for Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~1,864 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,905 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 24 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc and Northern Plains Electric Coop 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 Cavalier 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58249 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 58372 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58352 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58269 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Cavalier County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cavalier County right now.
Cavalier County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Cavalier County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cavalier County went about 7.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 928 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 7.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 928 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | 222 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 928 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 264 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 35 | 247 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 42 | 832 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 95 | 928 | 7.7 |
Cost of power in Cavalier County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cavalier 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
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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cavalier County: FAQ
- How often does Cavalier County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cavalier County, ND logged 95 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cavalier County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 928 customers without power, beginning February 4, 2021 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Cavalier County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cavalier County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cavalier County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cavalier County.
58239, 58249, 58255, 58260, 58269, 58281, 58311, 58323, 58352, 58355
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 | - |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/38019 and /api/v1/counties/38019/history.