Power Outages in Custer County, NE
Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Ansley - (NE), City of Broken Bow - (NE), City of Sargent - (NE), Village of Arnold - (NE) and Village of Callaway - (NE). In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Custer County, NE is served by 8 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/custer-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Custer County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/custer-county
Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Ansley - (NE), City of Broken Bow - (NE), City of Sargent - (NE), Village of Arnold - (NE) and Village of Callaway - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,246 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Ansley - (NE), City of Broken Bow - (NE), City of Sargent - (NE), Village of Arnold - (NE), Village of Callaway - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, Loup Valleys Rural P P D.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dawson Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ansley - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Broken Bow - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sargent - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Arnold - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Callaway - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Custer 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68822 | 68 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 68825 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 68874 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 69120 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 68860 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68856 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68855 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68828 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68814 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68813 | ≤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 Custer County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Custer County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Custer County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 117 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Custer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Custer County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 117 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 | 9 | 117 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Custer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Custer 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.
- Dawson Power District11.3¢16,116 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 Moderate winter weather exposure.
Power outages in Custer County: FAQ
- How often does Custer County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Custer County, NE logged 9 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Custer County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 117 customers without power, beginning September 16, 2026 and lasting about 2h 50m.
- Is there a power outage in Custer County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Custer County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Custer County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Custer County.
68813, 68814, 68822, 68825, 68828, 68855, 68856, 68860, 68874, 68881, 69120
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Dawson Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Broken Bow - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Callaway - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Ansley - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Sargent - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Arnold - (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/31041 and /api/v1/counties/31041/history.