Power Outages in Foster County, ND
Northern Plains Electric Coop and Otter Tail Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.9 hours.
Foster County, ND is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/foster-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Foster County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/foster-county
Northern Plains Electric Coop and Otter Tail Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,013 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Foster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58421 | 21 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 58464 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58445 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58443 | ≤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 Foster County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Foster County right now.
Foster County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×13
- Wind Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Foster County, ND outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 452 customers out (20% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Foster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Foster County went about 5.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,148 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 5.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 1,148 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 582 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 504 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 504 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,148 | 28.2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 45 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 61 | 659 | 5.9 |
Cost of power in Foster County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Foster 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
- Northern Plains Electric Coop10.9¢10,472 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 high winds exposure · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Foster County: FAQ
- How often does Foster County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Foster County, ND logged 61 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Foster County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,148 customers without power, beginning January 4, 2023 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Foster County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Foster County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Foster County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Foster County.
58421, 58443, 58445
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 · total only | - |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | 6.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| 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/38031 and /api/v1/counties/38031/history.