Power Outages in Saline County, NE
Norris Public Power District and Perennial Public Power Dist publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Crete - (NE), City of Wilber - (NE) and Village of Dorchester - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 32.8 hours.
Saline County, NE is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/saline-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Saline County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/saline-county
Norris Public Power District and Perennial Public Power Dist publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Crete - (NE), City of Wilber - (NE) and Village of Dorchester - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,698 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Crete - (NE), City of Wilber - (NE), Village of Dorchester - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Norris Public Power District, Perennial Public Power Dist.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perennial Public Power Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Crete - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wilber - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Dorchester - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Saline 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68333 | 54 | 0 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 68465 | 29 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 68359 | 17 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 68464 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68453 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68445 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68343 | ≤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 Saline County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Saline County right now.
Saline County has been under 62 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×39
- Flood Watch ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Tornado Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Saline County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Saline County went about 32.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,753 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 32.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,753 customers out) · decade average 7.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 270 | 513 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 285 | 1,238 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 265 | 351 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 283 | 789 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 326 | 835 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 273 | 2,753 | 32.8 |
Cost of power in Saline County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Saline 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.
- Norris Public Power District9.5¢19,395 cust
- Perennial Public Power Dist10.1¢4,147 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 high winds exposure · 7.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Saline County: FAQ
- How often does Saline County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Saline County, NE logged 273 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 32.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Saline County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,753 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Saline County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Saline County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Saline County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Norris Public Power District, Perennial Public Power Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Saline County.
68333, 68343, 68359, 68445, 68453, 68464, 68465
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Public Power District | 42.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Perennial Public Power Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Crete - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Dorchester - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Wilber - (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/31151 and /api/v1/counties/31151/history.