Power Outages in Kidder County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Kidder County, ND. 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 8.1 hours.
Kidder County, ND is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/kidder-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kidder County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/kidder-county
No active outages are reported by Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Kidder County.
No live feed for KEM Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
62%of this county's ~1,471 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 800 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 117 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| KEM Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc 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 Kidder 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58482 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 58488 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58487 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58478 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58475 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58428 | ≤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 Kidder County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kidder County right now.
Kidder County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×16
- Wind Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Kidder County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kidder County went about 8.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 718 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 8.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 333 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 401 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 9 | 60 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 11 | 462 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 16 | 413 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 13 | 325 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 25 | 417 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 18 | 718 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 13 | 185 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 23 | 333 | 8.1 |
Cost of power in Kidder County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kidder 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
- Otter Tail Power Co11.1¢45,437 cust
- Capital Electric Coop, Inc13.5¢19,650 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 Low ice storms exposure · 1.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kidder County: FAQ
- How often does Kidder County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kidder County, ND logged 23 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kidder County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 718 customers without power, beginning November 13, 2023 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Kidder County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kidder County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kidder County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Plains Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kidder County.
58428, 58475, 58478, 58482, 58487, 58488
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 · county | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | 6.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| 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/38043 and /api/v1/counties/38043/history.