Power Outages in Dunn County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Dunn County, ND. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Dunn County, ND is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/dunn-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dunn County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/dunn-county
No active outages are reported by Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Dunn County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
36%of this county's ~4,324 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | Live · county | 0 | 1,571 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| McKenzie Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc 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 Dunn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58757 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58640 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58636 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58626 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58625 | ≤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 Dunn County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dunn County right now.
Dunn County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×13
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×6
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Dunn County, ND outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 140 customers out (3.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dunn County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dunn County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 485 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 285 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | 235 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 30 | 234 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 12 | 294 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 18 | 285 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 485 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 16 | 421 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 47 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 218 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 249 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Dunn County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dunn 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
- Roughrider Electric Cooperativ10.8¢11,246 cust
- McKenzie Electric Coop Inc8.0¢5,367 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 · 0.6 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 Dunn County: FAQ
- How often does Dunn County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dunn County, ND logged 11 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dunn County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 485 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2021 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Dunn County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dunn County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dunn County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dunn County.
58625, 58626, 58636, 58640, 58642, 58644, 58757
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 | - |
| McKenzie Electric Coop Inc | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | - | 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/38025 and /api/v1/counties/38025/history.