Power Outages in Mercer County, ND
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Roughrider Electric Cooperativ publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Basin Electric Power Coop, City of Stanton - (ND), Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.8 hours.
Mercer County, ND is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/mercer-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mercer County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/mercer-county
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Roughrider Electric Cooperativ publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Basin Electric Power Coop, City of Stanton - (ND), Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,038 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Basin Electric Power Coop, City of Stanton - (ND), 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Stanton - (ND) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc | 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 Mercer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58523 | 34 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 58545 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 58638 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58580 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58571 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58541 | ≤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 Mercer County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Mercer County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×19
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- High Wind Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Mercer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mercer County went about 0.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,789 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 0.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 630 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26 | 1,789 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 10 | 613 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 27 | 1,671 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 24 | 695 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 354 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 177 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 630 | 25.2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 43 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 342 | 0.8 |
Cost of power in Mercer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mercer 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
- McKenzie Electric Coop Inc8.0¢5,367 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 · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Mercer County: FAQ
- How often does Mercer County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mercer County, ND logged 14 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mercer County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,789 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2017 and lasting about 9d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Mercer County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mercer County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mercer County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Roughrider Electric Cooperativ.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mercer County.
58523, 58541, 58545, 58571, 58580
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 · total only | - |
| McKenzie Electric Coop Inc | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | - | Live · total only | - |
| Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Stanton - (ND) | - | No live feed | - |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | - | 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/38057 and /api/v1/counties/38057/history.