Power Outages in Howard County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District and Southern Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of St Paul - (NE) and Howard Greeley Rural P P D. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Howard County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Howard County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/howard-county
Nebraska Public Power District and Southern Public Power District publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of St Paul - (NE) and Howard Greeley Rural P P D: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,080 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of St Paul - (NE), Howard Greeley Rural P P D. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Nebraska Public Power District, Southern Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of St Paul - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Howard Greeley Rural P P D | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Howard 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68873 | 46 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 68831 | 12 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 68872 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68838 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68835 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68820 | ≤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 Howard County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Howard County right now.
Howard County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 30, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Howard County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Howard County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20 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.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 20 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 18 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 18 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 20 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Howard County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Howard 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.
- Nebraska Public Power District10.9¢74,220 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 · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Howard County: FAQ
- How often does Howard County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Howard County, NE logged 6 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Howard County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20 customers without power, beginning July 24, 2025 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Howard County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Howard County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Howard County.
68820, 68831, 68835, 68838, 68872, 68873
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Howard Greeley Rural P P D | - | No live feed | - |
| City of St Paul - (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/31093 and /api/v1/counties/31093/history.