Power Outages in Brown County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Custer Public Power District and Nebraska Public Power District in Brown County, NE. There is no live feed for KBR Rural Public Power District. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.6 hours.
Brown County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/brown-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Brown County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/brown-county
No active outages are reported by Custer Public Power District and Nebraska Public Power District in Brown County.
No live feed for KBR Rural Public Power District: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,297 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: KBR Rural Public Power District. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| KBR Rural Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Custer Public Power District and Nebraska Public Power District reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Brown 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69210 | 41 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 69217 | ≤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 Brown County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Brown County right now.
Brown County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Brown County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brown County went about 0.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,465 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 0.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,465 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 337 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 18 | 1,465 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 14 | 322 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 38 | 331 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 21 | 74 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 28 | 278 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 22 | 201 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 34 | 272 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 28 | 706 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 32 | 441 | 0.6 |
Cost of power in Brown County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Brown 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
- 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.
Relatively Low winter weather exposure · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Brown County: FAQ
- How often does Brown County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brown County, NE logged 32 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brown County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,465 customers without power, beginning March 29, 2017 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Brown County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Brown County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Brown County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brown County.
69210, 69214, 69217
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 · county | - |
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · county | - |
| KBR Rural Public Power District | - | 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/31017 and /api/v1/counties/31017/history.