Power Outages in Hooker County, NE
Custer Public Power District and Panhandle Rural El Member Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Village of Mullen - (NE). In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.4 hours.
Hooker County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/hooker-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hooker County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/hooker-county
Custer Public Power District and Panhandle Rural El Member Assn publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Village of Mullen - (NE): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~653 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Village of Mullen - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Mullen - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hooker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69152 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ≤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 Hooker County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Hooker County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Hooker County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 168 customers out (26% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hooker County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Hooker County went about 0.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 168 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 Hooker County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hooker 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.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hooker County: FAQ
- How often does Hooker County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hooker County, NE logged 3 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hooker County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 168 customers without power, beginning September 20, 2026 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Hooker County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hooker County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hooker County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Custer Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hooker County.
69152
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 | - |
| Village of Mullen - (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/31091 and /api/v1/counties/31091/history.