Power Outages in Kimball County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by High West Energy, Inc in Kimball County, NE. There is no live feed for City of Kimball - (NE) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Kimball County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/kimball-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kimball County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/kimball-county
No active outages are reported by High West Energy, Inc in Kimball County.
No live feed for City of Kimball - (NE) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
63%of this county's ~2,487 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Kimball - (NE), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High West Energy, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,563 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Kimball - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
High West Energy, Inc reportsevery 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 Kimball 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69145 | 146 | ≤11 | 137 | ≤11 |
| 69128 | 21 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 69133 | ≤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 Kimball County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kimball County right now.
Kimball County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Kimball County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 134 customers out (5.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kimball County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Kimball County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 134 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 3 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Kimball County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kimball 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.
- High West Energy, Inc14.6¢1,775 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 · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Kimball County: FAQ
- How often does Kimball County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kimball County, NE logged 5 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kimball County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 134 customers without power, beginning September 19, 2026 and lasting about 2d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Kimball County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kimball County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kimball County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include High West Energy, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kimball County.
69128, 69133, 69145
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| High West Energy, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Kimball - (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/31105 and /api/v1/counties/31105/history.