Power Outages in Griggs County, ND
Nodak Electric Coop Inc, 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 24.9 hours.
Griggs County, ND is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Griggs County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/griggs-county
Nodak Electric Coop Inc, 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 ~2,281 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: Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 Griggs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58425 | 23 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 58484 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58452 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58448 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58416 | ≤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 Griggs County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Griggs County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×9
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Warning ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Griggs County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Griggs County went about 24.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 786 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 24.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 786 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 786 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 786 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 113 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 21 | 185 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 25 | 786 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 52 | 786 | 24.9 |
Cost of power in Griggs County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Griggs 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
- Nodak Electric Coop Inc12.7¢20,715 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 ice storms exposure · 6.0 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 Griggs County: FAQ
- How often does Griggs County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Griggs County, ND logged 52 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Griggs County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 786 customers without power, beginning June 8, 2020 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Griggs County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Griggs County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Griggs County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Griggs County.
58416, 58425, 58448, 58452, 58484
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 | - |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | 5.4 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/38039 and /api/v1/counties/38039/history.