Power Outages in Loup County, NE
Custer Public Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for KBR Rural Public Power District. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Loup County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/loup-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Loup County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/loup-county
Custer Public Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for KBR Rural Public Power District: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~435 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: KBR Rural 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: Custer Public Power District, Loup Valleys Rural P P D.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| KBR Rural Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Loup 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68879 | ≤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 Loup County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Loup County right now.
Loup County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Loup County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Loup County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 74 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 0.1 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 74 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Loup County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Loup 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.
- Custer Public Power District13.1¢4,707 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 Low ice storms exposure.
Power outages in Loup County: FAQ
- How often does Loup County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Loup County, NE logged 4 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Loup County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 74 customers without power, beginning December 22, 2020 and lasting about 4h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Loup County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Loup County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Loup County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Custer Public Power District, Loup Valleys Rural P P D.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Loup County.
68879
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | - | Live · total only | - |
| KBR Rural Public Power District | - | 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/31115 and /api/v1/counties/31115/history.