Power Outages in Perkins County, NE
Is there a power outage in Perkins County, NE right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Highline Electric Assn and Nebraska Public Power District in Perkins County, NE. There is no live feed for City of Grant - (NE) and Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE).
Perkins County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Perkins County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/perkins-county
No active outages are reported by Highline Electric Assn and Nebraska Public Power District in Perkins County.
No live feed for City of Grant - (NE) and Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Perkins 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), Highline Electric Assn and City of Grant - (NE); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
3.8%of this county's ~2,011 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Grant - (NE), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Electric Assn | Live · county | 0 | 77 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Grant - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Highline Electric Assn 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 Perkins 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69140 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 69168 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69150 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69134 | ≤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 Perkins County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Perkins County right now.
Perkins County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Perkins County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Perkins County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 436 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 436 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 20 | 287 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 11 | 146 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 14 | 436 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 144 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 33 | 293 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 115 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 15 | 25 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 15 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 22 | 117 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 86 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Perkins County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Perkins 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
- Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE)12.0¢2,400 cust
- Highline Electric Assn15.3¢749 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 Low high winds exposure · 0.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Perkins County: FAQ
- How often does Perkins County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Perkins County, NE logged 36 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Perkins County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 436 customers without power, beginning January 11, 2018 and lasting about 1d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Perkins County, NE right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Highline Electric Assn and Nebraska Public Power District in Perkins County, NE. There is no live feed for City of Grant - (NE) and Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Perkins County.
69134, 69140, 69150, 69168
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 Perkins 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 | - |
| Highline Electric Assn | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Grant - (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/31135 and /api/v1/counties/31135/history.