Power Outages in Saunders County, NE
Butler Public Power District - (NE) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Wahoo - (NE), Omaha Public Power District and Village of Prague - (NE). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 61.6 hours.
Saunders County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/saunders-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Saunders County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/saunders-county
Butler Public Power District - (NE) publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Wahoo - (NE), Omaha Public Power District and Village of Prague - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,855 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Wahoo - (NE), Omaha Public Power District, Village of Prague - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Butler Public Power District - (NE).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Public Power District - (NE) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wahoo - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Omaha Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Prague - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Saunders 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68003 | 49 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 68066 | 48 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 68073 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 68065 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 68017 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68648 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68050 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68041 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68040 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68033 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68018 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68015 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Saunders County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Saunders County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×17
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Saunders County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Saunders County went about 61.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,074 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 61.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 8,074 customers out) · decade average 11.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 285 | 1,751 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 354 | 2,056 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 328 | 2,660 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 336 | 2,902 | 11.7 |
| 2019 | 333 | 1,757 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 368 | 2,054 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 304 | 3,195 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | 329 | 1,708 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 332 | 943 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 361 | 3,880 | 19.6 |
| 2025 | 321 | 8,074 | 61.6 |
Cost of power in Saunders County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Saunders 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
- Butler Public Power District - (NE)11.6¢4,825 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 ice storms exposure · 11.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Saunders County: FAQ
- How often does Saunders County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Saunders County, NE logged 321 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 61.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Saunders County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,074 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Saunders County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Saunders County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Saunders County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Butler Public Power District - (NE).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Saunders County.
68003, 68015, 68017, 68018, 68033, 68040, 68041, 68042, 68050, 68065, 68066, 68070, 68073, 68648
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Public Power District | 9.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Butler Public Power District - (NE) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Prague - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Wahoo - (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/31155 and /api/v1/counties/31155/history.