Power Outages in Cherry County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Cherry County, NE across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Valentine - (NE), KBR Rural Public Power District, LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc and Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Cherry County, NE is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/cherry-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cherry County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/cherry-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Valentine - (NE), KBR Rural Public Power District, LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc and Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist.
23%of this county's ~5,988 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Valentine - (NE), KBR Rural Public Power District, LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc, Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 3 | 1,101 | 0.3% | - | - | - | |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn | Live · county | 0 | 274 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Custer Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Valentine - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| KBR Rural Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc, Panhandle Rural El Member Assn, 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 Cherry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69201 | 82 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 69221 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69219 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69218 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69216 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69212 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69211 | ≤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 Cherry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cherry County right now.
Cherry County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×2
Latest Cherry County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 124 customers out (3.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cherry 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 Cherry Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cherry County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,155 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 430 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 118 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 112 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 112 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 10 | 136 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 145 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 41 | 695 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 38 | 518 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 42 | 334 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 106 | 1,155 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 110 | 430 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Cherry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cherry 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 ice storms exposure · 1.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cherry County: FAQ
- How often does Cherry County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cherry County, NE logged 110 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cherry County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,155 customers without power, beginning October 24, 2024 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Cherry County, NE right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cherry County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc, Custer Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cherry County.
69135, 69161, 69201, 69211, 69212, 69216, 69218, 69219, 69221, 69343, 69366
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 | - |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn | - | Live · county | - |
| KBR Rural Public Power District | - | No live feed | - |
| LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Valentine - (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/31031 and /api/v1/counties/31031/history. Live data as of .