Power Outages in Clay County, NE
Perennial Public Power Dist, South Central Public Pwr Dist and Southern Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Hastings - (NE) and City of Sutton - (NE). In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Clay County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/clay-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clay County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/clay-county
Perennial Public Power Dist, South Central Public Pwr Dist and Southern Public Power District publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Hastings - (NE) and City of Sutton - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,226 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hastings - (NE), City of Sutton - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Perennial Public Power Dist, South Central Public Pwr Dist, Southern Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perennial Public Power Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Central Public Pwr Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hastings - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sutton - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clay 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68979 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 68944 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 68980 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68954 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68938 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68935 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68934 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68933 | ≤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 Clay County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Clay County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Flood Warning ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Clay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Clay County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 99 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.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 99 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Clay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clay 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.
- Southern Public Power District9.1¢15,389 cust
- City of Hastings - (NE)11.8¢11,655 cust
- Perennial Public Power Dist10.1¢4,147 cust
- South Central Public Pwr Dist9.5¢3,778 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.
Power outages in Clay County: FAQ
- How often does Clay County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clay County, NE logged 7 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clay County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 99 customers without power, beginning December 27, 2020 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Clay County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clay County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clay County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Perennial Public Power Dist, South Central Public Pwr Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clay County.
68452, 68933, 68935, 68938, 68941, 68944, 68954, 68975, 68979, 68980
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hastings - (NE) | 0.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Perennial Public Power Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| South Central Public Pwr Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Sutton - (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 48% of Nebraska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/31035 and /api/v1/counties/31035/history.