Power Outages in Rolette County, ND
North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Otter Tail Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
Rolette County, ND is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Otter Tail Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,603 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rolette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58316 | 34 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 58329 | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 58367 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 58369 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58366 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 58353 | ≤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 Rolette County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Rolette County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×20
- Wind Advisory ×7
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Rolette County, ND outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 357 customers out (4.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Rolette County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rolette County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,854 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 1,660 customers out) · decade average 0.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 426 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1,544 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1,630 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 61 | 1,660 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 48 | 1,854 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 80 | 1,589 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Rolette County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rolette 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
- Northern Plains Electric Coop10.9¢10,472 cust
- North Central Elec Coop, Inc10.9¢6,088 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 ice storms exposure · 0.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Rolette County: FAQ
- How often does Rolette County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rolette County, ND logged 80 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rolette County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,854 customers without power, beginning October 5, 2024 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Rolette County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rolette County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rolette County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rolette County.
58310, 58316, 58329, 58353, 58366, 58367, 58369
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 | - |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | 6.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| North Central Elec 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/38079 and /api/v1/counties/38079/history.