Power Outages in Otoe County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Nebraska City - (NE), City of Syracuse - (NE), Omaha Public Power District and Village of Talmage - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Otoe County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/otoe-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Otoe County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/otoe-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Nebraska City - (NE), City of Syracuse - (NE), Omaha Public Power District and Village of Talmage - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,960 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Nebraska City - (NE), City of Syracuse - (NE), Omaha Public Power District, Village of Talmage - (NE). 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Nebraska City - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Syracuse - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Talmage - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Otoe 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68410 | 79 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 68446 | 43 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 68454 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68448 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68418 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68417 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68382 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68379 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68346 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68344 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68329 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68324 | ≤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 Otoe County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Otoe County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Flood Watch ×11
- Tornado Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Flood Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Otoe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Otoe County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,028 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,028 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 147 | 321 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 182 | 430 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 146 | 356 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 157 | 417 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 171 | 459 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 158 | 449 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 160 | 1,022 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 150 | 438 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 117 | 205 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 192 | 339 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 155 | 1,028 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Otoe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Otoe 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 · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Otoe County: FAQ
- How often does Otoe County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Otoe County, NE logged 155 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Otoe County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,028 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Otoe County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Otoe County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Otoe County.
68324, 68344, 68346, 68379, 68382, 68410, 68417, 68418, 68446, 68448, 68454
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 | - |
| City of Nebraska City - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Syracuse - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Talmage - (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/31131 and /api/v1/counties/31131/history.