Power Outages in Sherman County, NE
Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, Loup Valleys Rural P P D and Nebraska Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Sherman County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/sherman-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sherman County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/sherman-county
Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, Loup Valleys Rural P P D and Nebraska Public Power District publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,670 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, Loup Valleys Rural P P D, Nebraska Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dawson Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sherman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68853 | 26 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 68871 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68852 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68844 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68817 | ≤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 Sherman County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sherman County right now.
Sherman County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sherman County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sherman County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 718 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 711 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 24 | 244 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 39 | 468 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 40 | 718 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 18 | 120 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 36 | 128 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 36 | 711 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Sherman County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sherman 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
- Dawson Power District11.3¢16,116 cust
- Custer Public Power District13.1¢4,707 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 high winds exposure · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sherman County: FAQ
- How often does Sherman County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sherman County, NE logged 36 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sherman County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 718 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2022 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Sherman County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sherman County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sherman County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Custer Public Power District, Dawson Power District, Loup Valleys Rural P P D, Nebraska Public Power District.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sherman County.
68817, 68844, 68852, 68853, 68871
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 | - |
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Dawson Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | - | Live · total only | - |
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/31163 and /api/v1/counties/31163/history.