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2016 North Dakota Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average North Dakota customer went without power for about 1.0 hours — the 44th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.0
Peak customers out
8,081
Rank (worst state)
44th
Counties affected
13

North Dakota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

0.6h20151.0h20160.9h20170.7h20181.1h20191.3h20201.0h20212.9h20224.1h20231.2h20243.1h2025

Hardest-hit North Dakota counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Cass County8,0812Grand Forks County5,0903Ward County2,7274Barnes County8805Ransom County8016Richland County5467Sargent County2868LaMoure County449Traill County4010Stutsman County1011Griggs County212Steele County213Dickey County1

Biggest North Dakota outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cass CountyMay 3, 20168,081
Cass CountyJune 26, 20167,736
Cass CountyDecember 20, 20167,018
Cass CountyDecember 21, 20166,252
Grand Forks CountyMay 23, 20165,090
Grand Forks CountyApril 16, 20163,919
Cass CountyJanuary 21, 20163,871
Cass CountyMarch 8, 20163,616
Cass CountyAugust 25, 20163,587
Cass CountyApril 22, 20163,159
North Dakota by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.