Power Outages in Stark County, ND
Is there a power outage in Stark County, ND right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 02:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Roughrider Electric Cooperativ and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Stark County, ND. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Stark County, ND is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/stark-county
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- October 20, 2026 02:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Stark County, ND", live data as of October 20, 2026 02:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/stark-county
No active outages are reported by Roughrider Electric Cooperativ and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Stark County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Stark County, ND
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Roughrider Electric Cooperativ; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
30%of this county's ~23,703 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | Live · county | 0 | 7,182 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 Stark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58601 | 187 | ≤11 | 154 | ≤11 |
| 58656 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58655 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58652 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58630 | ≤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 Stark County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Stark County right now.
Stark County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×6
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Stark County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stark County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,890 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 3,869 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 110 | 778 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 60 | 3,173 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 67 | 788 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 64 | 2,286 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 52 | 3,890 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1,203 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 42 | 3,869 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 3,713 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 34 | 2,093 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Stark County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Stark 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
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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very High winter weather exposure · 0.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Stark County: FAQ
- How often does Stark County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stark County, ND logged 34 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stark County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,890 customers without power, beginning August 19, 2021 and lasting about 9h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Stark County, ND right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 02:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Roughrider Electric Cooperativ and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Stark County, ND. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Stark County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stark County.
58601, 58630, 58641, 58652, 58655, 58656
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Stark County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Dakota →
| 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 | - |
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/38089 and /api/v1/counties/38089/history.