Power Outages in Lancaster County, NE
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Lancaster County, NE across 1 reported incident. Lincoln Electric System, Nebraska Public Power District and Norris Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Hickman - (NE), City of Nebraska City - (NE) and Omaha Public Power District, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Lancaster County, NE is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/lancaster-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lancaster County, NE", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/lancaster-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Hickman - (NE), City of Nebraska City - (NE) and Omaha Public Power District.
0.0%of this county's ~168,059 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hickman - (NE), City of Nebraska City - (NE), Omaha Public Power District. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lincoln Electric System, Nebraska Public Power District, Norris Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Electric System | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norris Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hickman - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Nebraska City - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lancaster 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 (35)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68516 | 370 | ≤11 | 284 | ≤11 |
| 68506 | 289 | ≤11 | 227 | ≤11 |
| 68521 | 276 | 12 | 230 | ≤11 |
| 68510 | 217 | ≤11 | 180 | ≤11 |
| 68507 | 168 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 68504 | 163 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 68502 | 143 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 68505 | 142 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 68503 | 104 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 68512 | 89 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 68522 | 71 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 68508 | 67 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 68528 | 53 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 68526 | 48 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 68520 | 38 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 68524 | 37 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 68372 | 28 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 68462 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 68523 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 68339 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 68527 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68317 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68430 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68428 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68404 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68532 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68531 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68514 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68461 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68438 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68419 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68402 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68368 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68358 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68336 | ≤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 Lancaster County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lancaster County right now.
Lancaster County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×11
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Lancaster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Lancaster Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lancaster County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,695 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,695 customers out) · decade average 0.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 37 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 418 | 1,329 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 373 | 1,608 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 433 | 1,083 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 344 | 1,187 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 431 | 3,194 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 372 | 5,695 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Lancaster County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lancaster 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
- Lincoln Electric System11.2¢136,859 cust
- Nebraska Public Power District10.9¢74,220 cust
- 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.
Very High high winds exposure · 0.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lancaster County: FAQ
- How often does Lancaster County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lancaster County, NE logged 372 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lancaster County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,695 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Lancaster County, NE right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lancaster County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Lincoln Electric System, Norris Public Power District.
Lincoln. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lancaster County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lancaster County.
68317, 68336, 68339, 68358, 68368, 68372, 68402, 68404, 68419, 68428, 68430, 68438, 68461, 68462, 68502, 68503, 68504, 68505, 68506, 68507, 68508, 68510, 68512, 68514, 68516, 68517, 68520, 68521, 68522, 68523, 68524, 68526, 68527, 68528, 68531, 68532, 68588
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 | - |
| Norris Public Power District | 42.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lincoln Electric System | 4.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Nebraska City - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Hickman - (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/31109 and /api/v1/counties/31109/history. Live data as of .