Power Outages in Sheridan County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc and Verendrye Electric Coop Inc in Sheridan County, ND. McLean Electric Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
Sheridan County, ND is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/sheridan-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sheridan County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/sheridan-county
No active outages are reported by Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc and Verendrye Electric Coop Inc in Sheridan County.
McLean Electric Coop, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
80%of this county's ~1,154 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: McLean Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 487 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 248 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 189 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| McLean Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Coop, Inc and Verendrye Electric Coop Inc 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 Sheridan 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58758 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58710 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58463 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58444 | ≤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 Sheridan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sheridan County right now.
Sheridan County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×17
- Wind Advisory ×10
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sheridan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sheridan County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 641 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 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 413 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 641 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 453 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 13 | 425 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 425 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 33 | 413 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Sheridan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sheridan 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
- Capital Electric Coop, Inc13.5¢19,650 cust
- Verendrye Electric Coop Inc11.2¢14,357 cust
- McLean Electric Coop, Inc14.6¢3,706 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 · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sheridan County: FAQ
- How often does Sheridan County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sheridan County, ND logged 33 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sheridan County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 641 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2020 and lasting about 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Sheridan County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sheridan County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sheridan County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sheridan County.
58430, 58444, 58463, 58758
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 | - |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| 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/38083 and /api/v1/counties/38083/history.