Power Outages in Dixon County, NE
Northeast Power publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Emerson - (NE) and City of Wakefield - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Dixon County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/dixon-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dixon County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/dixon-county
Northeast Power publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Emerson - (NE) and City of Wakefield - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,396 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Emerson - (NE), City of Wakefield - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northeast Power.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Power | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Emerson - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wakefield - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dixon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68770 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 68784 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68710 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 68757 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68732 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68728 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Dixon County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Dixon County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Dixon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dixon County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 627 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 2016 (peak 627 customers out) · decade average 0.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 627 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 624 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 624 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 624 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 621 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 418 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Dixon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dixon 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.
- Northeast Power9.6¢6,860 cust
- Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist9.0¢6,017 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 Low ice storms exposure · 0.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dixon County: FAQ
- How often does Dixon County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dixon County, NE logged 7 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dixon County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 627 customers without power, beginning July 21, 2016 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Dixon County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dixon County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dixon County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Northeast Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dixon County.
68710, 68728, 68732, 68751, 68757, 68770, 68784, 68785
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Power | - | Live · total only | - |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Emerson - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Wakefield - (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 0% of Nebraska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/31051 and /api/v1/counties/31051/history.