Power Outages in Thurston County, NE
Is there a power outage in Thurston County, NE right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Thurston County, NE across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Emerson - (NE), City of Pender - (NE) and Village of Walthill - (NE), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Thurston County, NE is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/thurston-county
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Thurston County, NE", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nebraska/thurston-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Emerson - (NE), City of Pender - (NE) and Village of Walthill - (NE).
Report an outage in Thurston County, NE
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Nebraska Public Power District, Cuming County Public Pwr Dist, Burt County Public Power Dist, Northeast Power, City of Emerson - (NE), City of Pender - (NE) and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.9%of this county's ~3,795 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Emerson - (NE), City of Pender - (NE), Village of Walthill - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuming County Public Pwr Dist | Live · county | 0 | 35 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Burt County Public Power Dist | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northeast Power | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| City of Emerson - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Pender - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Walthill - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cuming County Public Pwr Dist, Burt County Public Power Dist, Nebraska Public Power District and Northeast Power reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Thurston County1
Individual outages as listed by Northeast Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | - | Northeast Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Thurston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68733 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 68047 | 21 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 68071 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 68067 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68062 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68055 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68039 | ≤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 Thurston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Thurston County right now.
Thurston County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Thurston County, NE outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 349 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Thurston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Thurston Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Thurston County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 926 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 2016 (peak 531 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 170 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 11 | 531 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 46 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 341 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 17 | 133 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 926 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 58 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 143 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 27 | 341 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Thurston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Thurston 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
- Northeast Power9.6¢6,860 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Thurston County: FAQ
- How often does Thurston County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Thurston County, NE logged 27 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Thurston County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 926 customers without power, beginning September 30, 2021 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Thurston County, NE right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Thurston County, NE across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Emerson - (NE), City of Pender - (NE) and Village of Walthill - (NE), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Thurston County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Burt County Public Power Dist, Nebraska Public Power District, Northeast Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Thurston County.
68039, 68047, 68055, 68062, 68067, 68071, 68733
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Thurston County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Nebraska →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Cuming County Public Pwr Dist | - | Live · county | - |
| Burt County Public Power Dist | - | Live · county | - |
| Northeast Power | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Emerson - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Pender - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Walthill - (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/31173 and /api/v1/counties/31173/history. Live data as of .