Power Outages in Harlan County, NE
Southern Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Twin Valleys Public Power Dist and Village of Oxford - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.8 hours.
Harlan County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/harlan-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Harlan County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/harlan-county
Southern Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Twin Valleys Public Power Dist and Village of Oxford - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,038 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Twin Valleys Public Power Dist, Village of Oxford - (NE). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twin Valleys Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Oxford - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Harlan 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68920 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 68966 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68971 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68967 | ≤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 Harlan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Harlan County right now.
Harlan County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Harlan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Harlan County went about 0.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 757 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 0.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 739 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 | 737 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 24 | 739 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 16 | 737 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 738 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 22 | 736 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 745 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 13 | 212 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 21 | 441 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 17 | 757 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 751 | 0.8 |
Cost of power in Harlan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Harlan 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.
- 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 High high winds exposure · 0.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Harlan County: FAQ
- How often does Harlan County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Harlan County, NE logged 11 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Harlan County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 757 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2024 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Harlan County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Harlan County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Harlan County.
68920, 68966, 68971, 68977
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 | - |
| Twin Valleys Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Oxford - (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/31083 and /api/v1/counties/31083/history.