Power Outages in McLean County, ND
Capital Electric Coop, Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Verendrye Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Riverdale - (ND) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
McLean County, ND is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/mclean-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in McLean County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/mclean-county
Capital Electric Coop, Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Verendrye Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Riverdale - (ND) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,691 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Riverdale - (ND), 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: Capital Electric Coop, Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McLean Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Riverdale - (ND) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in McLean 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58540 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 58577 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 58779 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58778 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58723 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58716 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58576 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58575 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 58565 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58559 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58531 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 McLean County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
McLean County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×21
- Wind Advisory ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- High Wind Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in McLean County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McLean County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,133 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 966 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 966 | 10.3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 970 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,621 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 36 | 2,133 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 50 | 908 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 107 | 2,113 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in McLean County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McLean 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
- Capital Electric Coop, Inc13.5¢19,650 cust
- Verendrye Electric Coop Inc11.2¢14,357 cust
- Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop7.2¢11,485 cust
- McLean Electric Coop, Inc14.6¢3,706 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 High winter weather exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in McLean County: FAQ
- How often does McLean County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McLean County, ND logged 107 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McLean County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,133 customers without power, beginning January 18, 2023 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in McLean County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for McLean County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve McLean County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McLean County.
58531, 58540, 58559, 58565, 58575, 58576, 58577, 58716, 58723, 58759, 58775, 58778, 58779
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 | - |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | 0.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| McLean Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Riverdale - (ND) | - | 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/38055 and /api/v1/counties/38055/history.