Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, ND
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co's outage record
Power from Montana-Dakota Utilities Co went out 0.8 times last year across its North Dakota territory, 1.6 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 54% less outage time than the North Dakota state average of 3.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 1.9 hours. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
The generator question for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Serving 100,446 customers here, Outages at Montana-Dakota Utilities Co run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
The source behind this number
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire North Dakota territory, serving 100,446 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the North Dakota average instead of just this one utility? North Dakota's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.