South Dakota Power Outage Record

South Dakota's outage record, statewide

Averaged across every utility reporting in South Dakota, customers lost power 1.3 times in the most recent year, totalling 4.5 hours. Above average

This utility's customers lose more power than most of the country. A generator is worth getting. For South Dakota, the frequency-versus-duration guide decides the backup type, and the scoring method shows how each verdict is set.

Find your own utility in South Dakota

14 utilities in South Dakota filed their own number, usually a better match than the state average:

• Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc
• City of Brookings
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
• MidAmerican Energy Co
• Northern Electric Coop, Inc
• Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
• NorthWestern Energy
• Otter Tail Power Co
• Rosebud Electric Coop Inc
• Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop
• Southeastern Electric Coop Inc
• Black Hills Power, Inc.
• Watertown Municipal Utilities
• West River Electric Assn Inc