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2020 North Dakota Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average North Dakota customer went without power for about 1.3 hours — the 48th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.3
Peak customers out
8,456
Rank (worst state)
48th
Counties affected
20

North Dakota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit North Dakota counties in 2020

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

1Cass County8,4562Stutsman County7,9343Ward County7,2274Stark County2,2865Griggs County1,7906Wells County1,7397Grand Forks County1,5438McKenzie County1,5019Bottineau County1,39810Burleigh County1,38911Eddy County1,28112Nelson County1,12113Williams County1,10314LaMoure County1,06815Hettinger County1,02116McLean County96617Emmons County95818Richland County94119Mountrail County94120Morton County931

Biggest North Dakota outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cass CountyJune 8, 20208,456
Stutsman CountyJuly 1, 20207,934
Cass CountyAugust 14, 20207,914
Ward CountyNovember 5, 20207,227
Cass CountyApril 2, 20206,301
Cass CountyApril 23, 20205,476
Cass CountyAugust 21, 20203,315
Cass CountyOctober 14, 20203,073
Ward CountyMarch 12, 20202,745
Ward CountyApril 8, 20202,695
North Dakota by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.