Power Outages in Hettinger County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Slope Electric Coop Inc, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Hettinger County, ND. There is no live feed for Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Hettinger County, ND is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/hettinger-county
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- October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hettinger County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/hettinger-county
No active outages are reported by Slope Electric Coop Inc, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Hettinger County.
No live feed for Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
40%of this county's ~2,187 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slope Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 882 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Slope Electric Coop Inc, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ 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 Hettinger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58646 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 58650 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58647 | ≤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 Hettinger County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hettinger County right now.
Hettinger County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×14
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×6
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Hettinger County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hettinger County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,039 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 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,039 customers out) · decade average 6.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 69 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 13 | 662 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 892 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1,021 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 370 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1,039 | 47.3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1,031 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 14 | 848 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 91 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Hettinger County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hettinger 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
- Slope Electric Coop Inc14.3¢3,214 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 · 6.8 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 Hettinger County: FAQ
- How often does Hettinger County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hettinger County, ND logged 9 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hettinger County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,039 customers without power, beginning April 8, 2022 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Hettinger County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hettinger County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hettinger County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Slope Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hettinger County.
58646, 58650
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 | - |
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | - | Live · county | - |
| Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Slope Electric Coop Inc | - | 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/38041 and /api/v1/counties/38041/history.