Power Outages in Gage County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District and Norris Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Beatrice - (NE), City of Fairbury and City of Wymore - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
Gage County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gage County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/gage-county
Nebraska Public Power District and Norris Public Power District publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Beatrice - (NE), City of Fairbury and City of Wymore - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,875 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Beatrice - (NE), City of Fairbury, City of Wymore - (NE). 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, Norris 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norris Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Beatrice - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fairbury | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wymore - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gage 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68310 | 175 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 68466 | 33 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 68341 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 68458 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68422 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68415 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68381 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68357 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68331 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68328 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68318 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68309 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68301 | ≤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 Gage County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gage County right now.
Gage County has been under 60 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×36
- Flood Watch ×11
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Gage County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 129 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gage County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gage County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,040 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,217 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 164 | 229 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 409 | 1,010 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 388 | 2,040 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 339 | 1,029 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 319 | 1,470 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 319 | 1,217 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 300 | 1,996 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Gage County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gage 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
- Norris Public Power District9.5¢19,395 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 · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gage County: FAQ
- How often does Gage County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gage County, NE logged 300 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gage County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,040 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 1d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Gage County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gage County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gage County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Norris Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gage County.
68301, 68309, 68310, 68318, 68328, 68331, 68341, 68357, 68381, 68415, 68422, 68458, 68466
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 | - |
| Norris Public Power District | 42.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Fairbury | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Beatrice - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Wymore - (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/31067 and /api/v1/counties/31067/history.