Power Outages in Cedar County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Laurel - (NE), City of Randolph - (NE) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Cedar County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/cedar-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cedar County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/cedar-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Laurel - (NE), City of Randolph - (NE) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,749 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Laurel - (NE), City of Randolph - (NE), 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Laurel - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Randolph - (NE) | 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 Cedar 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68771 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 68739 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 68727 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 68792 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68745 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68736 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68717 | ≤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 Cedar County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cedar County right now.
Cedar County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 1, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Cedar County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cedar County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 940 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 500 customers out) · decade average 0.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 920 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 9 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 69 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 940 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 500 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 17 | 457 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 18 | 929 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 24 | 458 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Cedar County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cedar 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
- Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist9.0¢6,017 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 · 0.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cedar County: FAQ
- How often does Cedar County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cedar County, NE logged 24 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cedar County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 940 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Cedar County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cedar County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cedar County.
68717, 68727, 68736, 68739, 68745, 68749, 68771, 68774, 68792
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 | - |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Randolph - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Laurel - (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/31027 and /api/v1/counties/31027/history.