Power Outages in Pierce County, NE
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Pierce County, NE across 1 reported incident. Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist, Nebraska Public Power District and Northeast Power publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Pierce - (NE), City of Randolph - (NE) and North Central Public Pwr Dist, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Pierce County, NE is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/pierce-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pierce County, NE", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/pierce-county
Not counted: no live feed for Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Pierce - (NE), City of Randolph - (NE) and North Central Public Pwr Dist.
0.0%of this county's ~4,411 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, City of Pierce - (NE), City of Randolph - (NE), North Central Public Pwr Dist. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist, Nebraska Public Power District, Northeast Power.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northeast Power | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Pierce - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Randolph - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central Public Pwr Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pierce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68769 | 35 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 68767 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 68765 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68747 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68738 | ≤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 Pierce County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Pierce County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Pierce County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 100 customers out (3.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pierce County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Pierce Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pierce County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,054 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,054 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 65 | 2,054 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 53 | 481 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 67 | 277 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 62 | 408 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 84 | 866 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Pierce County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pierce 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
- Northeast Power9.6¢6,860 cust
- Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist9.3¢6,178 cust
- Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist9.0¢6,017 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 · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pierce County: FAQ
- How often does Pierce County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pierce County, NE logged 84 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pierce County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,054 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2021 and lasting about 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Pierce County, NE right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Pierce County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist, Northeast Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pierce County.
68747, 68765, 68767, 68769
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 | - |
| Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| Northeast Power | - | Live · total only | - |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| North Central Public Pwr Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Randolph - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Pierce - (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/31139 and /api/v1/counties/31139/history. Live data as of .