Power Outages in Dawes County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc, Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Dawes County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/dawes-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dawes County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/dawes-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc, Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,579 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc, Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Nebraska Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dawes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69337 | 71 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 69339 | 24 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 69367 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69354 | ≤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 Dawes County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Dawes County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Dawes County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dawes County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,891 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 2,891 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47 | 469 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 75 | 1,963 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 73 | 2,891 | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 39 | 64 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 48 | 747 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 45 | 450 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 84 | 1,027 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 79 | 2,658 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 80 | 1,820 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 86 | 301 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 101 | 2,246 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Dawes County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dawes 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
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 · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dawes County: FAQ
- How often does Dawes County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dawes County, NE logged 101 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dawes County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,891 customers without power, beginning March 9, 2017 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Dawes County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dawes County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dawes County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dawes County.
69337, 69339, 69367
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 · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist | - | 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/31045 and /api/v1/counties/31045/history.