Power Outages in Nemaha County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Nebraska City - (NE) and Omaha Public Power District. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Nemaha County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nemaha County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/nemaha-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Nebraska City - (NE) and Omaha Public Power District: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,961 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Auburn Board of Public Works, 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: 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auburn Board of Public Works | 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 Nemaha 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68305 | 41 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 68421 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68414 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68378 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68321 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68320 | ≤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 Nemaha County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Nemaha County right now.
Nemaha County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flood Warning ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Nemaha County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nemaha County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 707 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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 707 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 109 | 263 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 106 | 396 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 93 | 364 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 96 | 358 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 189 | 330 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 107 | 537 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 116 | 707 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 114 | 172 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 67 | 157 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 123 | 329 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 95 | 376 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in Nemaha County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nemaha 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
- Nebraska Public Power District10.9¢74,220 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 Low ice storms exposure · 2.8 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 Nemaha County: FAQ
- How often does Nemaha County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nemaha County, NE logged 95 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nemaha County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 707 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Nemaha County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Nemaha County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nemaha County.
68305, 68320, 68321, 68378, 68414, 68421
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 | - |
| Auburn Board of Public Works | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Nebraska City - (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/31127 and /api/v1/counties/31127/history.