Power Outages in Banner County, NE
High West Energy, Inc, Roosevelt Public Power Dist and Wheat Belt Public Power Dist publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Chimney Rock Public Power Dist, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Wyrulec Company. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Banner County, NE is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/banner-county
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- Not available
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Banner County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/banner-county
High West Energy, Inc, Roosevelt Public Power Dist and Wheat Belt Public Power Dist publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Chimney Rock Public Power Dist, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Wyrulec Company: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~622 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Chimney Rock Public Power Dist, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wyrulec Company. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: High West Energy, Inc, Roosevelt Public Power Dist, Wheat Belt Public Power Dist.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High West Energy, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roosevelt Public Power Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheat Belt Public Power Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chimney Rock Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wyrulec Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Banner 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69345 | 13 | 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 Banner County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Banner County right now.
Banner County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Banner County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Banner County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3 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.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 3 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Banner County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Banner 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.
- High West Energy, Inc14.6¢1,775 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.
Very Low ice storms exposure · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Banner County: FAQ
- How often does Banner County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Banner County, NE logged 1 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Banner County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3 customers without power, beginning January 30, 2019 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Banner County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Banner County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Banner County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include High West Energy, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Banner County.
69345
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| High West Energy, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Wheat Belt Public Power Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| Wyrulec Company | - | No live feed | - |
| Chimney Rock Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| Roosevelt Public Power 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/31007 and /api/v1/counties/31007/history.