Power Outages in Platte County, NE
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Platte County, NE across 1 reported incident. In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Platte County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/platte-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Platte County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/platte-county
0.0%of this county's ~16,729 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornhusker Public Power Dist | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Loup River Public Power Dist | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Cornhusker Public Power Dist, Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist and Loup River Public Power Dist reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Platte County1
Individual outages as listed by Cornhusker Public Power Dist, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | - | Cornhusker Public Power Dist |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Platte 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68601 | 263 | ≤11 | 211 | ≤11 |
| 68642 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 68653 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68647 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68644 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68634 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68631 | ≤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 Platte County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Platte County right now.
Platte County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Platte County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 369 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 4,349 customers out (26% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Platte 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 Platte Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Platte County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,648 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.
Cost of power in Platte County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Platte 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.
- Loup River Public Power Dist10.8¢16,449 cust
- Cornhusker Public Power Dist11.0¢7,406 cust
- Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist9.3¢6,178 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 High ice storms exposure.
Power outages in Platte County: FAQ
- How often does Platte County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Platte County, NE logged 15 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Platte County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,648 customers without power, beginning September 19, 2026 and lasting about 2d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Platte County, NE right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Platte County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Cornhusker Public Power Dist, Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist, Loup River Public Power Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Platte County.
68601, 68631, 68634, 68642, 68643, 68644, 68647, 68653
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist | - | Live · county | - |
| Cornhusker Public Power Dist | - | Live · county | - |
| Loup River Public Power Dist | - | Live · county | - |
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/31141 and /api/v1/counties/31141/history. Live data as of .