Power Outages in Blaine County, NE
Custer Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Blaine County, NE is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/blaine-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Blaine County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/blaine-county
Custer Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~357 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Custer Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Blaine 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69157 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68833 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68821 | ≤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 Blaine County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Blaine County right now.
Blaine County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 12, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Blaine County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Blaine County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 73 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 0.1 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 73 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Blaine County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Blaine 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.
- Custer Public Power District13.1¢4,707 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.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Blaine County: FAQ
- How often does Blaine County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Blaine County, NE logged 4 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Blaine County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 73 customers without power, beginning December 22, 2020 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Blaine County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Blaine County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Blaine County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Custer Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Blaine County.
68821, 68833, 69157
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | - | 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/31009 and /api/v1/counties/31009/history.