Power Outages in Emmons County, ND
Capital Electric Coop, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. 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 1.5 hours.
Emmons County, ND is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Emmons County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/emmons-county
Capital Electric Coop, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for KEM Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,042 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| KEM Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Emmons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58552 | 19 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 58573 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58549 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58544 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58542 | ≤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 Emmons County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Emmons County right now.
Emmons County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×15
- Wind Advisory ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Emmons County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Emmons County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,221 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 691 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34 | 264 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 19 | 252 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1,221 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 25 | 958 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 17 | 174 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 691 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 15 | 819 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 21 | 683 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 14 | 263 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Emmons County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Emmons 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
- 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.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 1.3 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 Emmons County: FAQ
- How often does Emmons County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Emmons County, ND logged 14 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Emmons County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,221 customers without power, beginning December 11, 2019 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Emmons County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Emmons County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Emmons County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Emmons County.
57648, 58524, 58542, 58544, 58549, 58552, 58573
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 · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| KEM Electric 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/38029 and /api/v1/counties/38029/history.