Power Outages in Stutsman County, ND
Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Otter Tail Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 51.6 hours.
Stutsman County, ND is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/stutsman-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Stutsman County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/stutsman-county
Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop and Otter Tail Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,237 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Valley 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Stutsman 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58401 | 170 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 58497 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58496 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58483 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58476 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58472 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58467 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58455 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58426 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58424 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58420 | ≤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 Stutsman County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Stutsman County right now.
Stutsman County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×13
- Wind Advisory ×12
- Flood Advisory ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Stutsman County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stutsman County went about 51.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,427 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 51.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 8,427 customers out) · decade average 12.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 83 | 320 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 41 | 223 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 33 | 7,934 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 95 | 1,053 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 144 | 676 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 260 | 8,427 | 56.6 |
| 2024 | 242 | 1,839 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 303 | 8,427 | 51.6 |
Cost of power in Stutsman County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Stutsman 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
- Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc12.7¢5,790 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 · 12.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Stutsman County: FAQ
- How often does Stutsman County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stutsman County, ND logged 303 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 51.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stutsman County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,427 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2025 and lasting about 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Stutsman County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Stutsman County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Stutsman County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stutsman County.
58401, 58402, 58405, 58420, 58424, 58426, 58455, 58467, 58472, 58476, 58483, 58496, 58497
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 | - |
| Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | 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/38093 and /api/v1/counties/38093/history.