Power Outages in Garfield County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Custer Public Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D in Garfield County, NE. There is no live feed for City of Burwell - (NE) and Niobrara Valley El Member Corp. In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.4 hours.
Garfield County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/garfield-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Garfield County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/garfield-county
No active outages are reported by Custer Public Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D in Garfield County.
No live feed for City of Burwell - (NE) and Niobrara Valley El Member Corp: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,798 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Burwell - (NE), Niobrara Valley El Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Burwell - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niobrara Valley El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Custer Public Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D 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 Garfield 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68823 | 21 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
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 Garfield County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Garfield County right now.
Garfield County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Garfield County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Garfield County went about 0.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 75 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 0.4 hrs.
Cost of power in Garfield County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Garfield 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.
- Custer Public Power District13.1¢4,707 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 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 Garfield County: FAQ
- How often does Garfield County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Garfield County, NE logged 6 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Garfield County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 75 customers without power, beginning September 18, 2026 and lasting about 10h 40m.
- Is there a power outage in Garfield County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Garfield County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Garfield County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Loup Valleys Rural P P D.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Garfield County.
68823
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · county | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | - | Live · county | - |
| Niobrara Valley El Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Burwell - (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/31071 and /api/v1/counties/31071/history.