Power Outages in Chase County, NE
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Chase County, NE across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Imperial, Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE), Southwest Public Power Dist and Village of Wauneta - (NE), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Chase County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/chase-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chase County, NE", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/chase-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Imperial, Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE), Southwest Public Power Dist and Village of Wauneta - (NE).
0.0%of this county's ~2,452 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Imperial, Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE), Southwest Public Power Dist, Village of Wauneta - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Highline Electric Assn. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Electric Assn | Outages only | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Imperial | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Wauneta - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Chase 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69033 | 46 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 69045 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 69027 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69023 | ≤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 Chase County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chase County right now.
Chase County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Flood Watch ×6
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Chase 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 Chase Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Chase County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20 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 0.0 hrs.
Cost of power in Chase County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chase 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.
- Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE)12.0¢2,400 cust
- Southwest Public Power Dist10.5¢2,178 cust
- Highline Electric Assn15.3¢749 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 high winds exposure.
Power outages in Chase County: FAQ
- How often does Chase County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chase County, NE logged 3 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chase County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20 customers without power, beginning September 20, 2026 and lasting about 3h 20m.
- Is there a power outage in Chase County, NE right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Chase County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Highline Electric Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chase County.
69023, 69027, 69033, 69045
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Public Power Dist | 1.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE) | 1.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Highline Electric Assn | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Imperial | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Wauneta - (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/31029 and /api/v1/counties/31029/history. Live data as of .