Power Outages in Gosper County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Dawson Power District in Gosper County, NE. Southern Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for McCook Public Power District and Twin Valleys Public Power Dist. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.3 hours.
Gosper County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/gosper-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gosper County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/gosper-county
No active outages are reported by Dawson Power District in Gosper County.
Southern Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for McCook Public Power District and Twin Valleys Public Power Dist: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~804 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: McCook Public Power District, Twin Valleys Public Power Dist. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Power District | Live · county | 0 | 1,799 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McCook Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twin Valleys Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dawson Power District reportsevery 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 Gosper 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68937 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 68976 | ≤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 Gosper County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gosper County right now.
Gosper County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Gosper County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Gosper County went about 0.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 117 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 0.3 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 117 | 0.3 |
Cost of power in Gosper County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gosper 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.
- Dawson Power District11.3¢16,116 cust
- 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure.
Power outages in Gosper County: FAQ
- How often does Gosper County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gosper County, NE logged 13 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gosper County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 117 customers without power, beginning November 24, 2020 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Gosper County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gosper County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gosper County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Dawson Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gosper County.
68937, 68976
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Dawson Power District | - | Live · county | - |
| McCook Public Power District | - | No live feed | - |
| Twin Valleys Public Power Dist | - | 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/31073 and /api/v1/counties/31073/history.