Power Outages in Grant County, ND
Is there a power outage in Grant County, ND right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Grant County, ND. There is no live feed for Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Grant County, ND is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/grant-county
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- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Grant County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/grant-county
No active outages are reported by Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Grant County.
No live feed for Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Grant County, ND
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~1,377 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co reportsevery 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 Grant 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58562 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58533 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58529 | ≤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 Grant County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Grant County right now.
Grant County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×15
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Grant County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Grant County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 831 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 225 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 188 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 7 | 441 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 7 | 418 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 16 | 831 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 184 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 225 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 831 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Grant County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grant 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
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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 1.4 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 Grant County: FAQ
- How often does Grant County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grant County, ND logged 11 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grant County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 831 customers without power, beginning June 21, 2025 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Grant County, ND right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Grant County, ND. There is no live feed for Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grant County.
58529, 58533, 58562, 58564, 58569
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Grant County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Dakota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Mor-Gran-Sou 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/38037 and /api/v1/counties/38037/history.