Power Outages in Adams County, NE
South Central Public Pwr Dist and Southern Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Hastings - (NE). In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Adams County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/adams-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Adams County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/adams-county
South Central Public Pwr Dist and Southern Public Power District publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Hastings - (NE): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~20,998 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hastings - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: South Central Public Pwr Dist, Southern Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Public Pwr Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hastings - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Adams Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68901 | 432 | ≤11 | 369 | ≤11 |
| 68956 | 28 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 68955 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 68973 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68950 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68941 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68925 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Adams County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Adams County right now.
Adams County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Adams County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Adams County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1 customers.
The US EIA reports Nebraska utilities averaged 9.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 0.0 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Adams County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Adams County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Southern Public Power District9.1¢15,389 cust
- City of Hastings - (NE)11.8¢11,655 cust
- South Central Public Pwr Dist9.5¢3,778 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High ice storms exposure.
Power outages in Adams County: FAQ
- How often does Adams County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Adams County, NE logged 5 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Adams County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1 customers without power, beginning December 9, 2020 and lasting about 1d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Adams County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Adams County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Adams County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include South Central Public Pwr Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Adams County.
68901, 68925, 68950, 68955, 68956, 68973
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hastings - (NE) | 0.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| South Central Public Pwr Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 48% of Nebraska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/31001 and /api/v1/counties/31001/history.