Power Outages in Dawson County, NE
Is there a power outage in Dawson County, NE right now? Yes. As of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Dawson County, NE across 1 reported incident. Southern Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Gothenburg - (NE), City of Lexington - (NE) and Cozad Board of Public Works, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Dawson County, NE is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/dawson-county
- As of
- October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dawson County, NE", live data as of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/dawson-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Gothenburg - (NE), City of Lexington - (NE) and Cozad Board of Public Works.
Report an outage in Dawson County, NE
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Nebraska Public Power District, Southern Public Power District, Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, City of Lexington - (NE), City of Gothenburg - (NE) and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
60%of this county's ~12,411 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Gothenburg - (NE), City of Lexington - (NE), Cozad Board of Public Works. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southern Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Power District | Live · county | 2 | 7,468 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Custer Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Gothenburg - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lexington - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cozad Board of Public Works | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dawson Power District and Custer 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 Dawson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69130 | 92 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 68850 | 80 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 69138 | 65 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 69171 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69029 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68878 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68863 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68834 | ≤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 Dawson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dawson County right now.
Dawson County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Dawson County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 28m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 320 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 133 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dawson 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 Dawson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dawson County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,573 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,573 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53 | 2,031 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 94 | 1,079 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 61 | 2,166 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 47 | 1,632 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 67 | 592 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 75 | 1,732 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 88 | 1,774 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 121 | 3,573 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 79 | 2,391 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 82 | 464 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Dawson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dawson 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
- Dawson Power District11.3¢16,116 cust
- Southern Public Power District9.1¢15,389 cust
- Custer Public Power District13.1¢4,707 cust
- City of Lexington - (NE)10.4¢3,911 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 0.5 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 Dawson County: FAQ
- How often does Dawson County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dawson County, NE logged 61 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dawson County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,573 customers without power, beginning March 5, 2022 and lasting about 5h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Dawson County, NE right now?
- Yes. As of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Dawson County, NE across 1 reported incident. Southern Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Gothenburg - (NE), City of Lexington - (NE) and Cozad Board of Public Works, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Dawson County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Dawson Power District, Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dawson County.
68834, 68850, 68863, 68878, 69130, 69138, 69171
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Dawson County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Nebraska →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · county | - |
| Dawson Power District | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Lexington - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Gothenburg - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Cozad Board of Public Works | - | 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/31047 and /api/v1/counties/31047/history. Live data as of .