Power Outages in Slope County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 12:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Slope Electric Coop Inc, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Slope County, ND. There is no live feed for Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.6 hours.
Slope County, ND is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/slope-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Slope County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/slope-county
No active outages are reported by Slope Electric Coop Inc, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Slope County.
No live feed for Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~471 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slope Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 701 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Slope Electric Coop Inc, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ 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 Slope 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58651 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58643 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58620 | ≤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 Slope County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Slope County right now.
Slope County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×6
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Slope County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Slope County went about 0.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 117 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 0.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 117 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 115 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 109 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 117 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 115 | 0.6 |
Cost of power in Slope County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Slope 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
- Roughrider Electric Cooperativ10.8¢11,246 cust
- Slope Electric Coop Inc14.3¢3,214 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.
Very Low ice storms exposure · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Slope County: FAQ
- How often does Slope County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Slope County, ND logged 2 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Slope County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 117 customers without power, beginning July 14, 2024 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Slope County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Slope County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Slope County.
58620, 58647
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | - | Live · county | - |
| Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Slope Electric 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/38087 and /api/v1/counties/38087/history.