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2019 North Dakota Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average North Dakota customer went without power for about 1.1 hours — the 49th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.1
Peak customers out
20,585
Rank (worst state)
49th
Counties affected
20

North Dakota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit North Dakota counties in 2019

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

1Cass County20,5852Grand Forks County4,8743Ward County3,9834Burleigh County3,0465Traill County2,0266Williams County1,7307Mercer County1,6718Emmons County1,2219Hettinger County89210Stark County78811Ransom County58812Logan County48013Kidder County46214Burke County45215Richland County43816Morton County40417Sargent County29718Barnes County29619Dunn County29420Stutsman County223

Biggest North Dakota outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cass CountySeptember 2, 201920,585
Cass CountyMarch 14, 201910,309
Cass CountyJune 29, 20199,502
Grand Forks CountyJanuary 14, 20194,874
Cass CountyAugust 16, 20194,138
Cass CountyMay 30, 20193,998
Ward CountySeptember 21, 20193,983
Cass CountyMarch 9, 20193,486
Cass CountyDecember 9, 20193,458
Cass CountyFebruary 12, 20193,240
North Dakota by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.