Power Outages in Divide County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Divide County, ND. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Divide County, ND is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/divide-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Divide County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/divide-county
No active outages are reported by Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Divide County.
100%of this county's ~1,320 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,385 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 480 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 27 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec 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 Divide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58730 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 58845 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58844 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58833 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58765 | ≤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 Divide County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Divide County right now.
Divide County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- High Wind Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Divide County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Divide County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 846 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 846 customers out) · decade average 12.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | 164 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 14 | 323 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 33 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 12 | 48 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 176 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 19 | 846 | 94.2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 143 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 54 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 97 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Divide County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Divide 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 12.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Divide County: FAQ
- How often does Divide County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Divide County, ND logged 10 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Divide County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 846 customers without power, beginning April 23, 2022 and lasting about 4d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Divide County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Divide County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Divide County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Divide County.
58730, 58765, 58795, 58833, 58844
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 · county | - |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Burke-Divide 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/38023 and /api/v1/counties/38023/history.