Power Outages in Boone County, NE
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Boone County, NE across 1 reported incident. Cornhusker Public Power Dist, Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist and Loup River Public Power Dist publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Boone County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/boone-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Boone County, NE", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/boone-county
Not counted: no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~2,481 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cornhusker Public Power Dist, Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist, Loup River Public Power Dist.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornhusker Public Power Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loup River Public Power Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Boone 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68620 | 34 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 68660 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68655 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68652 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68627 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Boone County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Boone County right now.
Boone County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×8
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Boone County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Boone Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Boone County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 64 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 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Boone County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Boone 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.
- Loup River Public Power Dist10.8¢16,449 cust
- Cornhusker Public Power Dist11.0¢7,406 cust
- Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist9.3¢6,178 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 Moderate 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 Boone County: FAQ
- How often does Boone County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Boone 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 Boone County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 64 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2026 and lasting about 4h 19m.
- Is there a power outage in Boone County, NE right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Boone County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Cornhusker Public Power Dist, Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist, Loup River Public Power Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boone County.
68620, 68627, 68652, 68655, 68660
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 | - |
| Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| Cornhusker Public Power Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| Loup River 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/31011 and /api/v1/counties/31011/history. Live data as of .