Power Outages in Scotts Bluff County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District and Roosevelt Public Power Dist publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Chimney Rock Public Power Dist, City of Gering - (NE), City of Mitchell - (NE), Village of Lyman - (NE), Village of Morrill - (NE), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Wyrulec Company. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Scotts Bluff County, NE is served by 9 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/scotts-bluff-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scotts Bluff County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/scotts-bluff-county
Nebraska Public Power District and Roosevelt Public Power Dist publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Chimney Rock Public Power Dist, City of Gering - (NE), City of Mitchell - (NE), Village of Lyman - (NE), Village of Morrill - (NE), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Wyrulec Company: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,351 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Chimney Rock Public Power Dist, City of Gering - (NE), City of Mitchell - (NE), Village of Lyman - (NE), Village of Morrill - (NE), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wyrulec Company. 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, Roosevelt Public Power Dist.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roosevelt Public Power Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chimney Rock Public Power Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Gering - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mitchell - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Lyman - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Morrill - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wyrulec Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Scotts Bluff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69361 | 465 | ≤11 | 412 | ≤11 |
| 69341 | 332 | ≤11 | 303 | 0 |
| 69357 | 108 | ≤11 | 103 | 0 |
| 69358 | 61 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 69356 | 56 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 69352 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 69355 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69353 | ≤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 Scotts Bluff County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scotts Bluff County right now.
Scotts Bluff County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Scotts Bluff County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scotts Bluff County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,741 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,221 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 130 | 1,322 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 211 | 1,711 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 229 | 5,741 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 144 | 2,347 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 46 | 219 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 236 | 3,446 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 282 | 5,733 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 248 | 3,089 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 247 | 2,055 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 216 | 2,221 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 143 | 922 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Scotts Bluff County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scotts Bluff 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 High winter weather exposure · 0.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Scotts Bluff County: FAQ
- How often does Scotts Bluff County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scotts Bluff County, NE logged 143 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scotts Bluff County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,741 customers without power, beginning May 17, 2017 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Scotts Bluff County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Scotts Bluff County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Scotts Bluff County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District, Roosevelt Public Power Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scotts Bluff County.
69341, 69352, 69353, 69355, 69356
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Wyrulec Company | - | No live feed | - |
| Chimney Rock Public Power Dist | - | No live feed | - |
| Roosevelt Public Power Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Morrill - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Mitchell - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Lyman - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Gering - (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/31157 and /api/v1/counties/31157/history.