Power Outages in Sheridan County, NE
Nebraska Public Power District and Panhandle Rural El Member Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Sheridan County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/sheridan-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sheridan County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/sheridan-county
Nebraska Public Power District and Panhandle Rural El Member Assn publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,125 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist. 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, Panhandle Rural El Member Assn.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sheridan 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69343 | 45 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 69360 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 69347 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 69351 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 69340 | ≤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 Sheridan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sheridan County right now.
Sheridan County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sheridan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sheridan County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,590 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 2,590 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 108 | 932 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 167 | 852 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 132 | 2,590 | 8.0 |
| 2018 | 86 | 722 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1,023 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 42 | 1,164 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 47 | 641 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 56 | 456 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 58 | 545 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 44 | 633 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 53 | 322 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Sheridan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sheridan 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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 1.7 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 Sheridan County: FAQ
- How often does Sheridan County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sheridan County, NE logged 53 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sheridan County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,590 customers without power, beginning May 19, 2017 and lasting about 7h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Sheridan County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sheridan County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sheridan County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Nebraska Public Power District, Panhandle Rural El Member Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sheridan County.
69335, 69340, 69347, 69351, 69360, 69365
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 | - |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
| Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist | - | 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/31161 and /api/v1/counties/31161/history.