Power Outages in Johnson County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Tecumseh - (NE), Omaha Public Power District and Village of Elk Creek - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.1 hours.
Johnson County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/johnson-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Johnson County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/johnson-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Tecumseh - (NE), Omaha Public Power District and Village of Elk Creek - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,804 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Tecumseh - (NE), Omaha Public Power District, Village of Elk Creek - (NE). 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auburn Board of Public Works | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Tecumseh - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Elk Creek - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Johnson 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68450 | 21 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 68443 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68332 | ≤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 Johnson County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Johnson County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Johnson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Johnson County went about 6.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 819 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 6.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 759 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 115 | 468 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 137 | 520 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 114 | 531 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 102 | 111 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 122 | 520 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 109 | 518 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 130 | 819 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 149 | 646 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 120 | 358 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 130 | 514 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 120 | 759 | 6.1 |
Cost of power in Johnson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Johnson 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.
- Omaha Public Power District13.3¢368,728 cust
- Nebraska Public Power District10.9¢74,220 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 Low ice storms exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Johnson County: FAQ
- How often does Johnson County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Johnson County, NE logged 120 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Johnson County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 819 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Johnson County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Johnson County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Johnson County.
68329, 68332, 68348, 68443, 68450
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 | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | 9.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Auburn Board of Public Works | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Elk Creek - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Tecumseh - (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/31097 and /api/v1/counties/31097/history.