Power Outages in Kearney County, NE
Southern Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Minden - (NE) and Village of Wilcox - (NE). In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Kearney County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/kearney-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kearney County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/kearney-county
Southern Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Minden - (NE) and Village of Wilcox - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,115 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Minden - (NE), Village of Wilcox - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southern Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Minden - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Wilcox - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kearney 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68959 | 56 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 68924 | 15 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 68982 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68945 | ≤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 Kearney County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Kearney County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Kearney County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Kearney County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 324 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 0.2 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29 | 324 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Kearney County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kearney 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.
- 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.
Power outages in Kearney County: FAQ
- How often does Kearney County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kearney County, NE logged 29 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kearney County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 324 customers without power, beginning November 20, 2020 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Kearney County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kearney County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kearney County.
68924, 68945, 68959
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Minden - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Wilcox - (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/31099 and /api/v1/counties/31099/history.