Official EIA-861 State Grid Summary
North Dakota Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing
North Dakota households average 1.7 hrs/yr (99 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 0.92 outages/year (Reliability Grade A — Low Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 11.45 ¢/kWh.
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Electric Utilities Operating in North Dakota (EIA Form 861)
| Utility Name | Ownership | Customers | Outages/Yr | Annual Outage Time | Avg Restoration | Residential Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (#13781) | Investor-Owned | 82,987 | 0.63x/yr | 54 min (0.9h) | 87 min | 12.11 ¢/kWh |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co (#12199) | Investor-Owned | 79,354 | 0.99x/yr | 83 min (1.4h) | 84 min | 11.72 ¢/kWh |
| Cass County Elec Coop Inc (#24949) | Cooperative | 51,968 | 0.39x/yr | 24 min (0.4h) | 62 min | 12.45 ¢/kWh |
| Otter Tail Power Co (#14232) | Investor-Owned | 45,467 | 1.35x/yr | 171 min (2.8h) | 126 min | 11.38 ¢/kWh |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc (#12301) | Cooperative | 20,803 | 1.07x/yr | 108 min (1.8h) | 101 min | 12.08 ¢/kWh |
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc (#2985) | Cooperative | 19,530 | 0.44x/yr | 37 min (0.6h) | 84 min | 12.31 ¢/kWh |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc (#19790) | Cooperative | 14,336 | 0.70x/yr | 37 min (0.6h) | 52 min | 10.70 ¢/kWh |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop (#20413) | Cooperative | 11,405 | 1.29x/yr | 282 min (4.7h) | 218 min | 7.24 ¢/kWh |
| Roughrider Electric Cooperativ (#55959) | Cooperative | 11,183 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 10.24 ¢/kWh |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop (#13196) | Cooperative | 10,393 | 1.90x/yr | 262 min (4.4h) | 138 min | 10.65 ¢/kWh |
| Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc (#12899) | Cooperative | 10,381 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 13.74 ¢/kWh |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc - (ND) (#13694) | Cooperative | 6,061 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 10.90 ¢/kWh |
| Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc (#4717) | Cooperative | 5,721 | 1.70x/yr | 223 min (3.7h) | 131 min | 12.01 ¢/kWh |
| McKenzie Electric Coop Inc (#12087) | Cooperative | 5,382 | 1.82x/yr | 257 min (4.3h) | 141 min | 7.86 ¢/kWh |
| City of Valley City (#19687) | Municipal | 3,876 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 8.33 ¢/kWh |
| KEM Electric Coop Inc (#10153) | Cooperative | 3,753 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 12.34 ¢/kWh |
| McLean Electric Coop, Inc (#12090) | Cooperative | 3,711 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 14.25 ¢/kWh |
| Slope Electric Coop Inc (#17261) | Cooperative | 3,204 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 13.81 ¢/kWh |
| City of Grafton - (ND) (#7444) | Municipal | 2,273 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 12.63 ¢/kWh |
| Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc (#2394) | Cooperative | 1,789 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 7.88 ¢/kWh |
| Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc (#3138) | Cooperative | 1,611 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 16.60 ¢/kWh |
| City of Hillsboro - (ND) (#8628) | Municipal | 1,016 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 8.39 ¢/kWh |
| City of Cavalier - (ND) (#3186) | Municipal | 874 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 8.34 ¢/kWh |
| City of Park River - (ND) (#14474) | Municipal | 865 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 12.28 ¢/kWh |
| Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc (#7318) | Cooperative | 802 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 9.07 ¢/kWh |
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc (#11272) | Cooperative | 799 | 0.32x/yr | 32 min (0.5h) | 102 min | 8.95 ¢/kWh |
| City of Lakota - (ND) (#10629) | Municipal | 539 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 9.27 ¢/kWh |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc (#16759) | Cooperative | 422 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 14.02 ¢/kWh |
| City of Riverdale - (ND) (#16105) | Municipal | 342 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 10.87 ¢/kWh |
| City of Maddock - (ND) (#11470) | Municipal | 327 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 6.10 ¢/kWh |
| City of Stanton - (ND) (#40440) | Municipal | 254 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 11.40 ¢/kWh |
| City of Hope - (ND) (#9067) | Municipal | 205 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 8.40 ¢/kWh |
| City of Sharon- (ND) (#17045) | Municipal | 83 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 7.69 ¢/kWh |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc (#19060) | Cooperative | 26 | 0.92x/yr | 99 min (1.7h) | 108 min | 12.99 ¢/kWh |