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North Dakota: official power outage sources
Three investor-owned utilities serve parts of North Dakota: Montana-Dakota Utilities, Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power. Much of the state gets power from about 22 electric cooperatives, and about a dozen towns run their own city utility. The North Dakota Public Service Commission sets rates for the three investor-owned utilities and has different roles for co-ops and city systems.
Outages in North Dakota right now
Not shown on this site. Power Grid Watch does not have live outage information for North Dakota. That does not mean there are no outages. Use the official links below to check and to report.
If your power is out
- Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
- Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
- Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.
Utility outage pages
Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Outage page Outage and storm information with a link to the outage map. Call 800-638-3278. montana-dakota.com
- Xcel Energy Outage page Outage reporting and map for Xcel customers. xcelenergy.com
- Otter Tail Power Outage page Outage map and reporting. Call 800-257-4044. otpco.com
Official state sources
Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.
- North Dakota Public Service Commission: electric and gas Regulator Lists the state's utilities and cooperatives. Its list of city utilities is not complete. psc.nd.gov
- North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives: find your co-op Provider directory Find which electric cooperative serves your area. ndarec.com
- National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov
Good to know in North Dakota
- Co-op and city utility customers should check with their own provider; the Montana-Dakota, Xcel and Otter Tail maps do not cover them.
- Montana-Dakota handles both electricity and natural gas. When reporting, make sure you choose an electric outage.
- Otter Tail's map also shows outages restored in the last 48 hours. Check the symbol to see whether an outage is current or already fixed.
- Some co-ops that serve North Dakota homes are based in neighboring states. Check your bill to see who your provider is.
- There is no single state outage map that covers every utility in North Dakota.
The wider grid
Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of North Dakota: MISO; SPP. They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together
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