Power Outages in Garden County, NE
Is there a power outage in Garden County, NE right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Panhandle Rural El Member Assn, Nebraska Public Power District and Wheat Belt Public Power Dist in Garden County, NE.
Garden County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Garden County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/garden-county
No active outages are reported by Panhandle Rural El Member Assn, Nebraska Public Power District and Wheat Belt Public Power Dist in Garden County.
Report an outage in Garden 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, Panhandle Rural El Member Assn and Wheat Belt Public Power Dist; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
5.2%of this county's ~2,366 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn | Live · county | 0 | 122 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Wheat Belt Public Power Dist | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Panhandle Rural El Member Assn, Nebraska Public Power District and Wheat Belt Public Power Dist 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 Garden 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69154 | 39 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 69147 | 22 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 69148 | ≤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 Garden County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Garden County right now.
Garden County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Garden County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 178 customers out (13% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 204 customers out (15% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Garden County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Garden County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,392 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 904 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | 1,392 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 33 | 711 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1,004 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 23 | 703 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1,002 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 27 | 1,002 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 20 | 268 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 33 | 695 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 62 | 904 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 33 | 532 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 56 | 700 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Garden County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Garden 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very Low ice storms exposure · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Garden County: FAQ
- How often does Garden County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Garden County, NE logged 56 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Garden County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,392 customers without power, beginning January 3, 2015 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Garden County, NE right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Panhandle Rural El Member Assn, Nebraska Public Power District and Wheat Belt Public Power Dist in Garden County, NE.
- Which utilities serve Garden County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Panhandle Rural El Member Assn, Wheat Belt Public Power Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Garden County.
69147, 69148, 69154
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 Garden 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 | - |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn | - | Live · county | - |
| Wheat Belt Public Power Dist | - | Live · county | - |
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/31069 and /api/v1/counties/31069/history.