When will the power be back in Benson County, ND?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Benson County, ND right now.

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Elsewhere in North Dakota: 128 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 10:31 PM CDT.

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Who serves Benson County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Otter Tail Power ↗ and Nodak Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Northern Plains Electric Cooperative and City of Maddock also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Benson County, ND

Last significant outage: Aug 24, 2026 — peaked at 366 customers, restored in ~3.2 hr (weather alert).

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 24, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Benson County, ND

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 15 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~2 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~531 customers out in October 2024, restored after about 5.5 hr.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Communities covered

Communities in Benson County include Leeds, Maddock, Minnewaukan, Oberon, Esmond, Warwick, Brinsmade and Knox. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Benson County, ND?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Benson include Otter Tail Power, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

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Pierce County · Eddy County · Ramsey County · Wells County · Towner County · Foster County · Rolette County · Nelson County

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