Power outages in Forbes, ND
Live outages for Forbes and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Forbes has 36 residents.
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ForbesDickey County
Outage history in Dickey County, which includes Forbes
2014–2025 recordDickey County averaged 9.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most North Dakota counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 6. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 2 days, starting June 7, 2025.
The largest on record began June 8, 2020, with 902 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in June.
9.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.4.9 dayslongest on record (December 2023)
902most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| June 8, 2020 | 902 | 15 minutes | 226 |
| June 18, 2020 | 902 | 15 minutes | 226 |
| July 8, 2020 | 902 | 15 minutes | 226 |
| July 25, 2020 | 902 | 45 minutes | 677 |
| April 6, 2022 | 684 | 17 hours | 4,496 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.