Power Outages in Rock County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for KBR Rural Public Power District. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.3 hours.
Rock County, NE is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/rock-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rock County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/rock-county
Nebraska Public Power District publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for KBR Rural Public Power District: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,688 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: KBR Rural Public Power District. 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| KBR Rural Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rock 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68714 | 25 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 68759 | ≤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 Rock County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Rock County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rock County went about 0.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 568 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 0.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 566 customers out) · decade average 0.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 568 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 565 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 566 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 181 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 13 | 557 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 55 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 527 | 0.3 |
Cost of power in Rock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rock 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
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 winter weather exposure · 0.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rock County: FAQ
- How often does Rock County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rock County, NE logged 20 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rock County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 568 customers without power, beginning June 30, 2016 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Rock County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rock County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rock County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rock County.
68714, 68759
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 | - |
| KBR Rural Public Power District | - | 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/31149 and /api/v1/counties/31149/history.