Power Outages in Burt County, NE
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Burt County, NE across 4 reported incidents. Burt County Public Power Dist, Cuming County Public Pwr Dist and Nebraska Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Lyons - (NE), Omaha Public Power District and Village of Decatur - (NE), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.3 hours.
Burt County, NE is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/burt-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Burt County, NE", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/burt-county
- Cuming County Public Pwr Dist
- Burt County Public Power Dist
Not counted: no live feed for City of Lyons - (NE), Omaha Public Power District and Village of Decatur - (NE).
0.0%of this county's ~4,625 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lyons - (NE), Omaha Public Power District, Village of Decatur - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Burt County Public Power Dist, Cuming County Public Pwr Dist, Nebraska Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt County Public Power Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cuming County Public Pwr Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lyons - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Decatur - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Burt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68061 | 27 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 68038 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 68045 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 68020 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68019 | ≤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 Burt County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Burt County right now.
Burt County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Burt 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 Burt Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Burt County went about 13.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,846 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 13.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,846 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | 83 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 38 | 1,029 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 30 | 704 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 21 | 1,032 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 35 | 713 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 47 | 1,018 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 31 | 1,835 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 35 | 1,032 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 29 | 37 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 43 | 1,024 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 56 | 1,846 | 13.3 |
Cost of power in Burt County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Burt 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.
- Omaha Public Power District13.3¢368,728 cust
- 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 · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Burt County: FAQ
- How often does Burt County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Burt County, NE logged 56 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Burt County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,846 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Burt County, NE right now?
- Yes, about 6 customers are currently without power across 4 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Burt County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Burt County Public Power Dist, Cuming County Public Pwr Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Burt County.
68019, 68020, 68038, 68045, 68061
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 | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | 9.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Burt County Public Power Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| Cuming County Public Pwr Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Decatur - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lyons - (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/31021 and /api/v1/counties/31021/history. Live data as of .