Power Outages in Phelps County, NE
Southern Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Holdrege and Twin Valleys Public Power Dist. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Phelps County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/phelps-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Phelps County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/phelps-county
Southern Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Holdrege and Twin Valleys Public Power Dist: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,119 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Holdrege, Twin Valleys Public Power Dist. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southern Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Holdrege | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twin Valleys Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Phelps 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68949 | 111 | 0 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 68927 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 68958 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68940 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68923 | ≤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 Phelps County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Phelps County right now.
Phelps County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 1, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Phelps County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Phelps County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 137 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 0.0 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 137 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Phelps County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Phelps 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.
- Southern Public Power District9.1¢15,389 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 Moderate high winds exposure.
Power outages in Phelps County: FAQ
- How often does Phelps County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Phelps County, NE logged 20 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Phelps County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 137 customers without power, beginning December 20, 2020 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Phelps County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Phelps County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Phelps County.
68923, 68927, 68940, 68949, 68958
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Twin Valleys Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Holdrege | - | 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/31137 and /api/v1/counties/31137/history.