Power Outages in Williams County, ND
Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc and Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop 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 4.5 hours.
Williams County, ND is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/williams-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Williams County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/williams-county
Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc and Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co and Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop 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 ~18,182 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.
Only visible while reporting outages: Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Williams 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58801 | 134 | ≤11 | 105 | ≤11 |
| 58852 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 58856 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58853 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58849 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 58843 | ≤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 Williams County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Williams County right now.
Williams County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- High Wind Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Williams County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Williams County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,469 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 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 9,469 customers out) · decade average 3.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 90 | 813 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 85 | 654 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 101 | 1,730 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 95 | 1,103 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 103 | 5,395 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 95 | 9,469 | 12.7 |
| 2023 | 102 | 3,598 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 95 | 890 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 68 | 2,124 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in Williams County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Williams 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
- Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop7.2¢11,485 cust
- Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc8.6¢1,804 cust
- Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc8.9¢680 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 High winter weather exposure · 3.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Williams County: FAQ
- How often does Williams County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Williams County, ND logged 68 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Williams County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,469 customers without power, beginning April 18, 2022 and lasting about 16d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Williams County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Williams County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Williams County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Williams County.
58755, 58801, 58830, 58843, 58845, 58849, 58852, 58853, 58856
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 · total only | - |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc | - | Outages 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/38105 and /api/v1/counties/38105/history.