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2023 North Dakota Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average North Dakota customer went without power for about 4.1 hours — the 26th worst of any US state that year, 2.5× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.1
Peak customers out
17,045
Rank (worst state)
26th
Counties affected
20

North Dakota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit North Dakota counties in 2023

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

1Cass County17,0452Stutsman County9,8083Stark County3,8694Williams County3,5985Ward County3,4226Grand Forks County3,3147Ransom County2,4628LaMoure County2,3599McLean County2,13310Barnes County2,04011Burleigh County2,03212Rolette County1,66013Morton County1,64214Pierce County1,34115Foster County1,14816Richland County1,04517Hettinger County1,03118Sargent County92619Emmons County81920Mountrail County811

Biggest North Dakota outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cass CountyAugust 3, 202317,045
Cass CountyOctober 4, 202315,314
Stutsman CountyJune 7, 20239,808
Cass CountyMarch 22, 20239,733
Stutsman CountyDecember 26, 20239,685
Cass CountyNovember 15, 20235,768
Stark CountyFebruary 21, 20233,869
Stark CountyJune 2, 20233,862
Cass CountyDecember 25, 20233,831
Stutsman CountyJune 30, 20233,786
North Dakota by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.