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2015 Nebraska Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Nebraska customer went without power for about 0.8 hours — the 43rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
0.8
Peak customers out
11,979
Rank (worst state)
43rd
Counties affected
20

Nebraska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

0.8h20151.5h20164.2h20172.5h20181.1h20191.4h20208.3h20211.2h20221.2h202312.1h20246.1h2025

Hardest-hit Nebraska counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Douglas County11,9792Washington County2,4763Dawson County2,0314Madison County1,7695Saunders County1,7516Sarpy County1,7397York County1,6398Dakota County1,6389Garden County1,39210Scotts Bluff County1,32211Red Willow County1,22212Cass County1,16613Richardson County99914Sheridan County93215Holt County87816Hamilton County80117Harlan County73718Buffalo County56619Keith County56020Deuel County555

Biggest Nebraska outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Douglas CountyJuly 31, 201511,979
Douglas CountyAugust 8, 20156,210
Douglas CountyAugust 18, 20152,985
Douglas CountyJuly 5, 20152,691
Washington CountyAugust 18, 20152,476
Douglas CountyAugust 6, 20152,368
Douglas CountyJuly 4, 20152,189
Douglas CountyJune 9, 20152,047
Dawson CountySeptember 15, 20152,031
Douglas CountySeptember 19, 20151,976
Nebraska by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.