Power Outages in Red Willow County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Indianola - (NE), McCook Public Power District, Southwest Public Power Dist, Twin Valleys Public Power Dist and Village of Bartley - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Red Willow County, NE is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/red-willow-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Red Willow County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/red-willow-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Indianola - (NE), McCook Public Power District, Southwest Public Power Dist, Twin Valleys Public Power Dist and Village of Bartley - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,120 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Indianola - (NE), McCook Public Power District, Southwest Public Power Dist, Twin Valleys Public Power Dist, Village of Bartley - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Nebraska Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Indianola - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McCook Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twin Valleys Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Bartley - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Red Willow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69001 | 141 | ≤11 | 123 | 0 |
| 69034 | 17 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 69036 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69026 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69020 | ≤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 Red Willow County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Red Willow County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Red Willow County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Red Willow County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,546 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,067 customers out) · decade average 0.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45 | 1,222 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 66 | 1,219 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 56 | 760 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 71 | 822 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 99 | 2,065 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 99 | 2,067 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 80 | 518 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 99 | 85 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 95 | 4,546 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 71 | 46 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Red Willow County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Red Willow 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
- Southwest Public Power Dist10.5¢2,178 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 0.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Red Willow County: FAQ
- How often does Red Willow County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Red Willow County, NE logged 71 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Red Willow County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,546 customers without power, beginning November 19, 2024 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Red Willow County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Red Willow County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Red Willow County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Red Willow County.
69001, 69020, 69026, 69034, 69036
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 | - |
| Southwest Public Power Dist | 1.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| McCook Public Power District | - | No live feed | - |
| Twin Valleys Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Bartley - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Indianola - (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/31145 and /api/v1/counties/31145/history.