Power Outages in Steele County, ND
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, North Central Elec Coop, Inc and Cass County Elec Coop Inc in Steele County, ND. There is no live feed for City of Hope - (ND), City of Sharon- (ND) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 28.3 hours.
Steele County, ND is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/steele-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Steele County, ND", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/steele-county
No active outages are reported by Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, North Central Elec Coop, Inc and Cass County Elec Coop Inc in Steele County.
No live feed for City of Hope - (ND), City of Sharon- (ND) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~776 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hope - (ND), City of Sharon- (ND), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 984 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 338 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 107 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Cass County Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Hope - (ND) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sharon- (ND) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co, North Central Elec Coop, Inc and Cass County Elec 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 Steele 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58274 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58240 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58230 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 58046 | ≤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 Steele County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Steele County right now.
Steele County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Wind Advisory ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Steele County, ND outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 4h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 54 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 382 customers out (27% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Steele County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Steele County went about 28.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 429 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 28.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 165 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 429 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 280 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 241 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 15 | 190 | 20.0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 252 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 28 | 165 | 28.3 |
Cost of power in Steele County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Steele 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
- Nodak Electric Coop Inc12.7¢20,715 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 · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Steele County: FAQ
- How often does Steele County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Steele County, ND logged 28 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 28.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Steele County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 429 customers without power, beginning June 25, 2020 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Steele County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Steele County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Steele County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Steele County.
58046, 58056, 58230, 58240, 58274, 58277
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 | - |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Hope - (ND) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Sharon- (ND) | - | 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/38091 and /api/v1/counties/38091/history.