Power Outages in Dakota County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Nebraska Public Power District and Northeast Power in Dakota County, NE. There is no live feed for City of Emerson - (NE), City of South Sioux City and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Dakota County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/dakota-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dakota County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/dakota-county
No active outages are reported by Nebraska Public Power District and Northeast Power in Dakota County.
No live feed for City of Emerson - (NE), City of South Sioux City and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~17,370 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Emerson - (NE), City of South Sioux City, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northeast Power | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Emerson - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of South Sioux City | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nebraska Public Power District and Northeast Power 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 Dakota 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68776 | 119 | ≤11 | 89 | ≤11 |
| 68731 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 68785 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68743 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68741 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68030 | ≤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 Dakota County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dakota County right now.
Dakota County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Dakota County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dakota County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,702 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,498 customers out) · decade average 0.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 76 | 1,638 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 119 | 965 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 121 | 2,733 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 92 | 2,850 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 100 | 2,730 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 92 | 213 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 122 | 1,005 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 118 | 3,498 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 158 | 7,702 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 152 | 3,505 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 134 | 2,674 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Dakota County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dakota 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
- Northeast Power9.6¢6,860 cust
- City of South Sioux City12.9¢5,111 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 ice storms exposure · 0.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dakota County: FAQ
- How often does Dakota County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dakota County, NE logged 134 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dakota County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,702 customers without power, beginning October 17, 2023 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Dakota County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dakota County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dakota County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District, Northeast Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dakota County.
68030, 68731, 68741, 68743, 68776
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Northeast Power | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Emerson - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of South Sioux City | - | 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/31043 and /api/v1/counties/31043/history.