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2024 North Dakota Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average North Dakota customer went without power for about 1.2 hours — the 50th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.2
Peak customers out
5,761
Rank (worst state)
50th
Counties affected
20

North Dakota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit North Dakota counties in 2024

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

1Cass County5,7612Burleigh County4,4003Stark County3,7134Ward County2,1275Rolette County1,8546Stutsman County1,8397Ramsey County1,7518Wells County1,5689Morton County1,41910Grand Forks County1,25411Bottineau County1,23412Griggs County1,02113Richland County1,01514Eddy County92615McLean County90816Williams County89017LaMoure County88718Adams County87919Renville County85420Hettinger County848

Biggest North Dakota outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cass CountyJanuary 1, 20245,761
Burleigh CountyOctober 2, 20244,400
Cass CountyJune 5, 20243,968
Stark CountyFebruary 8, 20243,713
Cass CountyFebruary 18, 20243,603
Burleigh CountyJuly 9, 20243,210
Cass CountyOctober 18, 20242,940
Cass CountyMarch 24, 20242,939
Cass CountyApril 10, 20242,599
Cass CountyApril 6, 20242,359
North Dakota by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.