Power Outages in Buffalo County, NE
Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, Nebraska Public Power District and Southern Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Buffalo County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/buffalo-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Buffalo County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/buffalo-county
Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, Nebraska Public Power District and Southern Public Power District publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~35,730 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, Nebraska Public Power District, Southern 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dawson Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Buffalo 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68847 | 248 | ≤11 | 211 | ≤11 |
| 68845 | 240 | ≤11 | 192 | ≤11 |
| 68869 | 32 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 68840 | 32 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 68836 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 68876 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 68870 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68866 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68861 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68858 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68812 | ≤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 Buffalo County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Buffalo County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Buffalo County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Buffalo County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,346 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,790 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 191 | 566 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 271 | 1,128 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 272 | 8,346 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 191 | 1,139 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 301 | 2,790 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 234 | 2,369 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 304 | 4,455 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 286 | 4,145 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 336 | 669 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 377 | 1,365 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 321 | 4,175 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Buffalo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Buffalo 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
- Dawson Power District11.3¢16,116 cust
- Southern Public Power District9.1¢15,389 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 High high winds exposure · 0.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Buffalo County: FAQ
- How often does Buffalo County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Buffalo County, NE logged 321 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Buffalo County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,346 customers without power, beginning May 16, 2017 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Buffalo County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Buffalo County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Buffalo County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Dawson Power District, Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Buffalo County.
68812, 68836, 68840, 68845, 68847, 68849, 68858, 68861, 68866, 68869, 68870, 68876
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 | - |
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Dawson 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 0% of Nebraska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/31019 and /api/v1/counties/31019/history.