Power Outages in Richland County, ND
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Richland County, ND across 1 reported incident. Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Otter Tail Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Traverse Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.2 hours.
Richland County, ND is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/richland-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richland County, ND", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/richland-county
Not counted: no live feed for Traverse Electric Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~9,728 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Traverse Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Richland 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58075 | 66 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 58041 | 21 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 58053 | 18 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 58081 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 58077 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58061 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58058 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58030 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58018 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58015 | ≤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 Richland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Richland County right now.
Richland County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Richland County, ND outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 149 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 233 customers out (4.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Richland 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 Richland Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richland County went about 7.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,237 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 7.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 4,237 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 104 | 513 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 109 | 546 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 106 | 931 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 178 | 272 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 192 | 438 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 140 | 941 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 216 | 1,067 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 281 | 1,321 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 321 | 1,045 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 327 | 1,015 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 358 | 4,237 | 7.2 |
Cost of power in Richland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richland 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
- Cass County Elec Coop Inc12.7¢52,785 cust
- Otter Tail Power Co11.1¢45,437 cust
- Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc12.7¢5,790 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 Richland County: FAQ
- How often does Richland County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richland County, ND logged 358 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richland County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,237 customers without power, beginning June 18, 2025 and lasting about 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Richland County, ND right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Richland County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Cass County Elec Coop Inc, Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richland County.
58001, 58008, 58015, 58018, 58030, 58041, 58053, 58057, 58058, 58061, 58074, 58075, 58076, 58077, 58081
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 | - |
| Cass County Elec Coop Inc | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Traverse 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/38077 and /api/v1/counties/38077/history. Live data as of .