Power Outages in Roberts County, SD
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co and Traverse Electric Coop, Inc have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Codington-Clark Elec Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Assn, Inc - (SD) and Whetstone Valley Elec Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.5 hours.
Roberts County, SD is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/roberts-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Roberts County, SD". https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/roberts-county
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co and Traverse Electric Coop, Inc only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Codington-Clark Elec Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Assn, Inc - (SD) and Whetstone Valley Elec Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,036 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Traverse Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Codington-Clark Elec Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Assn, Inc - (SD), Whetstone Valley Elec Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codington-Clark Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Region Electric Assn, Inc - (SD) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whetstone Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Roberts Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57262 | 43 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 57279 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57260 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57257 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57256 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57255 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57227 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57224 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Roberts County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Roberts County right now.
Roberts County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Roberts County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Roberts County went about 6.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,175 customers.
The US EIA reports South Dakota utilities averaged 4.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 6.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,086 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | 150 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 39 | 1,155 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 59 | 1,096 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 64 | 1,086 | 10.0 |
| 2023 | 140 | 1,175 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 179 | 888 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 254 | 956 | 6.5 |
Cost of power in Roberts County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Roberts County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Otter Tail Power Co11.4¢9,094 cust
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co13.0¢6,348 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Roberts County: FAQ
- How often does Roberts County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Roberts County, SD logged 254 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Roberts County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,175 customers without power, beginning March 31, 2023 and lasting about 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Roberts County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Roberts County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Roberts County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Otter Tail Power Co, Traverse Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Roberts County.
56219, 57224, 57227, 57255, 57257, 57260, 57262, 57279
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Outages only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Codington-Clark Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| Lake Region Electric Assn, Inc - (SD) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Whetstone Valley Elec Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Dakota customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/46109 and /api/v1/counties/46109/history.