Power outages in Day County, SD

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Day County yet. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) serve this county.

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Montana-Dakota Utilities Cono live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Otter Tail Power Cono live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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NorthWestern Energy - (SD)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Northern Electric Coop, Incno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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WAPA-- Western Area Power Administrationno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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County outline

Outage history in Day County

2014–2025 record

Day County averaged 17.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most South Dakota counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 14. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting June 11, 2025.

The largest on record began April 6, 2022, with 2,407 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

17.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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.
2 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
5.8 dayslongest on record (August 2023)
2,407most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
April 6, 20222,4077.5 hours3,861
December 13, 20222,31730 hours11,591
February 27, 20212,0143 hours3,169
November 25, 20251,4474 hours2,662
May 31, 20251,2843 hours3,468

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.