Power Outages in Lincoln County, NE
Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, NE right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 124 customers are without power in Lincoln County, NE across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of North Platte, McCook Public Power District and Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Lincoln County, NE is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/lincoln-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/lincoln-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of North Platte, McCook Public Power District and Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE).
Report an outage in Lincoln County, NE
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Nebraska Public Power District, Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE), Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, McCook Public Power District and City of North Platte; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
24%of this county's ~24,084 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of North Platte, McCook Public Power District, Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Power District | Live · county | 124 | 5,684 | 2.2% | - | - | - | |
| Custer Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of North Platte | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McCook Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dawson Power District, Custer Public Power District and Nebraska Public Power District reportevery 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 Lincoln 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69101 | 431 | ≤11 | 379 | ≤11 |
| 69143 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 69165 | 23 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 69170 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 69169 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69151 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69123 | ≤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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 960 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 2021 (peak 960 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | 61 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 106 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 62 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 61 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 901 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 960 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 40 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 46 | 86 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 41 | 19 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 56 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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
- Dawson Power District11.3¢16,116 cust
- City of North Platte11.7¢12,062 cust
- Custer Public Power District13.1¢4,707 cust
- Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE)12.0¢2,400 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, NE logged 31 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 960 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2021 and lasting about 8h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, NE right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 124 customers are without power in Lincoln County, NE across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of North Platte, McCook Public Power District and Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
69039, 69101, 69123, 69132, 69143, 69151, 69165, 69169, 69170
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Lincoln County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Nebraska →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE) | 1.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · county | - |
| Dawson Power District | - | Live · county | - |
| McCook Public Power District | - | No live feed | - |
| City of North Platte | - | 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/31111 and /api/v1/counties/31111/history. Live data as of .