Power Outages in Richardson County, NE
Is there a power outage in Richardson County, NE right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 00:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Nebraska Public Power District in Richardson County, NE. There is no live feed for Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Falls City - (NE) and Omaha Public Power District.
Richardson County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 00:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richardson County, NE", live data as of October 20, 2026 00:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/richardson-county
No active outages are reported by Nebraska Public Power District in Richardson County.
No live feed for Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Falls City - (NE) and Omaha Public Power District: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Richardson 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, Omaha Public Power District, Auburn Board of Public Works and City of Falls City - (NE); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~6,447 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Falls City - (NE), Omaha Public Power District. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Auburn Board of Public Works | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Falls City - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nebraska Public Power District reportsevery 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 Richardson 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68355 | 68 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 68376 | 19 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 68457 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68442 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68437 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68433 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68431 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68337 | ≤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 Richardson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Richardson County right now.
Richardson County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flood Warning ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Richardson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richardson County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,696 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,696 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 155 | 999 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 165 | 1,153 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 128 | 515 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 132 | 1,215 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 195 | 1,297 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 168 | 537 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 143 | 1,696 | 13.9 |
| 2022 | 155 | 951 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 142 | 665 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 178 | 1,414 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 171 | 1,431 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Richardson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richardson 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.
- Omaha Public Power District13.3¢368,728 cust
- Nebraska Public Power District10.9¢74,220 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 3.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Richardson County: FAQ
- How often does Richardson County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richardson County, NE logged 171 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richardson County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,696 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 3d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Richardson County, NE right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 00:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Nebraska Public Power District in Richardson County, NE. There is no live feed for Auburn Board of Public Works, City of Falls City - (NE) and Omaha Public Power District.
- Which utilities serve Richardson County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richardson County.
68337, 68355, 68376, 68431, 68433, 68437, 68442, 68457
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 Richardson 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 | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | 9.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Auburn Board of Public Works | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Falls City - (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/31147 and /api/v1/counties/31147/history.