Power Outages in Boyd County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Spencer - (NE), Niobrara Valley El Member Corp and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Boyd County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/boyd-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Boyd County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/boyd-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Spencer - (NE), Niobrara Valley El Member Corp and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,669 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Spencer - (NE), Niobrara Valley El Member Corp, 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: Nebraska Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Spencer - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niobrara Valley El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Boyd 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68777 | 14 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 68755 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68746 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68722 | ≤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 Boyd County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Boyd County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×9
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Boyd County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 198 customers out (15% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Boyd County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Boyd County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 525 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 523 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 523 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 525 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 523 | 10.1 |
| 2019 | 14 | 519 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 15 | 502 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 249 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 21 | 433 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 251 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 507 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 13 | 263 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Boyd County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Boyd 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.
- Nebraska Public Power District10.9¢74,220 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 Low ice storms exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Boyd County: FAQ
- How often does Boyd County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Boyd County, NE logged 13 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Boyd County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 525 customers without power, beginning June 4, 2017 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Boyd County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Boyd County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Boyd County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boyd County.
68719, 68722, 68746, 68755, 68777
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Niobrara Valley El Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Spencer - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
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 0% of Nebraska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/31015 and /api/v1/counties/31015/history.