Power Outages in Valley County, NE
Custer Public Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Ord - (NE). In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Valley County, NE is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/valley-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Valley County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/valley-county
Custer Public Power District and Loup Valleys Rural P P D publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Ord - (NE): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,574 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Ord - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Custer Public Power District, Loup Valleys Rural P P D.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ord - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Valley 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68862 | 53 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 68815 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 68859 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68837 | ≤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 Valley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Valley County right now.
Valley County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 30, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Valley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Valley County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 57 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 0.0 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Valley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Valley 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.
- 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.
Power outages in Valley County: FAQ
- How often does Valley County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Valley County, NE logged 2 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Valley County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 57 customers without power, beginning September 24, 2026 and lasting about 14h 50m.
- Is there a power outage in Valley County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Valley County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Valley County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include Loup Valleys Rural P P D.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Valley County.
68815, 68837, 68859, 68862
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| Loup Valleys Rural P P D | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Ord - (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 48% of Nebraska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/31175 and /api/v1/counties/31175/history.