Power Outages in Franklin County, NE
Is there a power outage in Franklin County, NE right now? None reported. Southern Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Franklin - (NE), Village of Campbell - (NE) and Village of Hildreth - (NE).
Franklin County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/franklin-county
Southern Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Franklin - (NE), Village of Campbell - (NE) and Village of Hildreth - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Franklin 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 Southern Public Power District, Village of Campbell - (NE), City of Franklin - (NE) and Village of Hildreth - (NE); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~852 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Franklin - (NE), Village of Campbell - (NE), Village of Hildreth - (NE). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Franklin - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Campbell - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Hildreth - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Franklin 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68939 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 68981 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68972 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68960 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68947 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68932 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68929 | ≤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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Franklin County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4 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 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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.
- Southern Public Power District9.1¢15,389 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.
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 Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, NE logged 2 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4 customers without power, beginning December 1, 2020 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, NE right now?
- None reported. Southern Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Franklin - (NE), Village of Campbell - (NE) and Village of Hildreth - (NE).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
68929, 68932, 68939, 68947, 68960, 68972, 68981, 68982
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 Franklin County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Nebraska →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Campbell - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Franklin - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Hildreth - (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/31061 and /api/v1/counties/31061/history.