Power Outages in Renville County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Renville County, ND across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.8 hours.
Renville County, ND is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/renville-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Renville County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/renville-county
69%of this county's ~1,992 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 560 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 1 | 297 | 0.3% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 271 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 245 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, Burke-Divide Electric 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 Renville 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58787 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58782 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58761 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58740 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58725 | ≤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 Renville County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Renville County right now.
Renville County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×16
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×4
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Renville County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Renville Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Renville County went about 0.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 854 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 2022 (peak 716 customers out) · decade average 2.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 71 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 572 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 140 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 16 | 851 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 17 | 175 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 716 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 24 | 713 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 28 | 854 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 18 | 210 | 0.8 |
Cost of power in Renville County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Renville 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
- North Central Elec Coop, Inc10.9¢6,088 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 Low ice storms exposure · 2.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Renville County: FAQ
- How often does Renville County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Renville County, ND logged 18 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Renville County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 854 customers without power, beginning October 5, 2024 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Renville County, ND right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Renville County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Renville County.
58725, 58740, 58761, 58782, 58787
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 | - |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| North Central Elec 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/38075 and /api/v1/counties/38075/history. Live data as of .