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2016 Nebraska Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Nebraska customer went without power for about 1.5 hours — the 39th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.5
Peak customers out
19,207
Rank (worst state)
39th
Counties affected
20

Nebraska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nebraska counties in 2016

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

1Douglas County19,2072Sarpy County5,7093Cass County3,7184Madison County3,3645Hamilton County2,1496Saunders County2,0567Dawes County1,9638Scotts Bluff County1,7119Washington County1,61810York County1,38111Red Willow County1,21912Richardson County1,15313Buffalo County1,12814Dodge County1,11315Dawson County1,07916Keith County1,05217Burt County1,02918Seward County1,00119Dakota County96520Cedar County920

Biggest Nebraska outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Douglas CountyAugust 23, 201619,207
Douglas CountyFebruary 2, 201616,581
Sarpy CountyMay 21, 20165,709
Douglas CountyJuly 2, 20165,406
Sarpy CountyFebruary 2, 20164,990
Douglas CountyMarch 30, 20164,535
Douglas CountyAugust 11, 20164,321
Douglas CountyNovember 22, 20163,722
Cass CountyFebruary 2, 20163,718
Douglas CountyNovember 2, 20163,477
Nebraska by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 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.