Power Outages in Webster County, NE
South Central Public Pwr Dist and Southern Public Power District publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Blue Hill - (NE) and City of Red Cloud - (NE). In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Webster County, NE is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nebraska/webster-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Webster County, NE". https://massoutage.com/nebraska/webster-county
South Central Public Pwr Dist and Southern Public Power District publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Blue Hill - (NE) and City of Red Cloud - (NE): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,418 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Blue Hill - (NE), City of Red Cloud - (NE). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: South Central Public Pwr Dist, Southern Public Power District.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Public Pwr Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Public Power District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Blue Hill - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Red Cloud - (NE) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Webster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68970 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 68930 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68952 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68942 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 68928 | ≤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 Webster County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Webster County right now.
Webster County has been under 46 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×12
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Webster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Webster County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5 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.
Cost of power in Webster County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Webster 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.
- Southern Public Power District9.1¢15,389 cust
- South Central Public Pwr Dist9.5¢3,778 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 high winds exposure.
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 Webster County: FAQ
- How often does Webster County, NE lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Webster County, NE logged 7 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Webster County, NE?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5 customers without power, beginning September 17, 2026 and lasting about 1h 20m.
- Is there a power outage in Webster County, NE right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Webster County, NE. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Webster County, NE?
- Tracked electric providers include South Central Public Pwr Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Webster County.
68928, 68930, 68942, 68952, 68970
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | - | Live · total only | - |
| South Central Public Pwr Dist | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Red Cloud - (NE) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Blue Hill - (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/31181 and /api/v1/counties/31181/history.