Power Outages in Jefferson County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Norris Public Power District and Perennial Public Power Dist in Jefferson County, NE. There is no live feed for City of Fairbury, Village of Endicott - (NE) and Village of Reynolds - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.0 hours.
Jefferson County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/jefferson-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/jefferson-county
No active outages are reported by Norris Public Power District and Perennial Public Power Dist in Jefferson County.
No live feed for City of Fairbury, Village of Endicott - (NE) and Village of Reynolds - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
37%of this county's ~5,395 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fairbury, Village of Endicott - (NE), Village of Reynolds - (NE). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | 2,021 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Perennial Public Power Dist | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Fairbury | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Endicott - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Reynolds - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norris Public Power District and Perennial Public Power Dist reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jefferson 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68352 | 67 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 68440 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68429 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68424 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68377 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68350 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68342 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68338 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jefferson County right now.
Jefferson County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 6.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,055 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 6.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,012 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 38 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 249 | 572 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 241 | 1,055 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 246 | 368 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 248 | 871 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 256 | 485 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 241 | 1,012 | 6.0 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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.
- Norris Public Power District9.5¢19,395 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 ice storms exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, NE logged 241 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,055 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 20h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jefferson County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Norris Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
68338, 68342, 68350, 68352, 68377, 68424, 68429, 68440
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Public Power District | 42.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Fairbury | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Endicott - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Reynolds - (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/31095 and /api/v1/counties/31095/history.