Power Outages in Mountrail County, ND
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, 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 WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Mountrail County, ND is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mountrail County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/mountrail-county
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Verendrye Electric Coop Inc 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 ~4,891 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: Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, McLean Electric Coop, Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McLean Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mountrail 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58763 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 58794 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58784 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58776 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58771 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58770 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58769 | ≤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 Mountrail County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mountrail County right now.
Mountrail County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×15
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- High Wind Warning ×2
Latest Mountrail County, ND outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 129 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 184 customers out (3.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mountrail County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mountrail County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,703 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 1,703 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17 | 476 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 25 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 60 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 17 | 941 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 13 | 478 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,703 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | 21 | 811 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 22 | 542 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 38 | 798 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Mountrail County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mountrail 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
- Verendrye Electric Coop Inc11.2¢14,357 cust
- Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop7.2¢11,485 cust
- McLean Electric Coop, Inc14.6¢3,706 cust
- Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc8.6¢1,804 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 · 1.4 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 Mountrail County: FAQ
- How often does Mountrail County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mountrail County, ND logged 38 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mountrail County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,703 customers without power, beginning April 23, 2022 and lasting about 5d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Mountrail County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mountrail County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mountrail County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mountrail County.
58763, 58769, 58770, 58771, 58776, 58784, 58794
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 | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 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 | - |
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| McLean Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/38061 and /api/v1/counties/38061/history.