Power Outages in Grant County, NE
Custer Public Power District and Panhandle Rural El Member Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Grant County, NE is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/grant-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Grant County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/grant-county
Custer Public Power District and Panhandle Rural El Member Assn publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~251 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Custer Public Power District, Panhandle Rural El Member Assn.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Grant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69366 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69350 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69333 | ≤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 Grant County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Grant County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Grant County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Grant County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 60 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 0.1 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 60 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Grant County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grant 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.
Very Low ice storms exposure.
Power outages in Grant County: FAQ
- How often does Grant County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grant County, NE logged 1 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grant County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 60 customers without power, beginning November 30, 2020 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Grant County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Grant County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Grant County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Custer Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grant County.
69333, 69350
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 · total only | - |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
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/31075 and /api/v1/counties/31075/history.