Power Outages in Pawnee County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Norris Public Power District and Nebraska Public Power District in Pawnee County, NE. There is no live feed for Omaha Public Power District. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.2 hours.
Pawnee County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/pawnee-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
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No active outages are reported by Norris Public Power District and Nebraska Public Power District in Pawnee County.
No live feed for Omaha Public Power District: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.7%of this county's ~2,528 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Omaha Public Power District. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Omaha Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norris 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 Pawnee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68420 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 68447 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68441 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68380 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | ≤11 |
| 68345 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68323 | ≤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 Pawnee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pawnee County right now.
Pawnee County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×11
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Pawnee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pawnee County went about 8.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,271 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 8.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,271 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 107 | 479 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 113 | 468 | 10.0 |
| 2017 | 113 | 1,127 | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 84 | 1,098 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 166 | 142 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 120 | 1,271 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 101 | 1,271 | 16.2 |
| 2022 | 118 | 475 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 120 | 473 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 121 | 233 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 97 | 677 | 8.2 |
Cost of power in Pawnee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pawnee 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 · 6.0 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 Pawnee County: FAQ
- How often does Pawnee County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pawnee County, NE logged 97 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pawnee County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,271 customers without power, beginning June 10, 2020 and lasting about 5h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Pawnee County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pawnee County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pawnee County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pawnee County.
68323, 68345, 68380, 68420, 68441, 68447
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 · county | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | 9.3 hrs | 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/31133 and /api/v1/counties/31133/history.