Power Outages in Hitchcock County, NE
There is no live feed for City of Stratton - (NE), City of Trenton - (NE), McCook Public Power District and Southwest Public Power Dist, so we can't see current outages in Hitchcock County, NE. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Hitchcock County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/hitchcock-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hitchcock County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/hitchcock-county
No live feed for City of Stratton - (NE), City of Trenton - (NE), McCook Public Power District and Southwest Public Power Dist: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,392 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Stratton - (NE), City of Trenton - (NE), McCook Public Power District, Southwest Public Power Dist. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Stratton - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Trenton - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McCook Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hitchcock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69044 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 69043 | 15 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 69040 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69024 | ≤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 Hitchcock County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Hitchcock County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Blowing Dust Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Hitchcock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Hitchcock County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2 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 0.0 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Hitchcock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hitchcock 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.
- Southwest Public Power Dist10.5¢2,178 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.
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 Hitchcock County: FAQ
- How often does Hitchcock County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hitchcock County, NE logged 8 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hitchcock County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2 customers without power, beginning November 20, 2020 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Hitchcock County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hitchcock County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hitchcock County.
69024, 69043, 69044
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Public Power Dist | 1.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| McCook Public Power District | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Stratton - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Trenton - (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 48% of Nebraska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/31087 and /api/v1/counties/31087/history.