Power Outages in Knox County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, Niobrara Valley El Member Corp and North Central Public Pwr Dist. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Knox County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/knox-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Knox County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/knox-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, Niobrara Valley El Member Corp and North Central Public Pwr Dist: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,195 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, Niobrara Valley El Member Corp, North Central Public Pwr Dist. 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niobrara Valley El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central Public Pwr Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Knox 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68729 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 68730 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 68718 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 68783 | 16 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 68786 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68789 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68760 | ≤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 Knox County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Knox County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Knox County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Knox County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,228 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,228 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 707 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 10 | 651 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 10 | 647 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 24 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 664 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,228 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 19 | 660 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 15 | 666 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 25 | 665 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Knox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Knox 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
- Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist9.0¢6,017 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 · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Knox County: FAQ
- How often does Knox County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Knox County, NE logged 25 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Knox County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,228 customers without power, beginning May 12, 2022 and lasting about 8h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Knox County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Knox County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Knox County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Knox County.
68718, 68724, 68729, 68730, 68760, 68783, 68786, 68789
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 | - |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| Niobrara Valley El Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| North Central Public Pwr Dist | - | 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/31107 and /api/v1/counties/31107/history.