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2017 Nebraska Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Nebraska customer went without power for about 4.2 hours — the 16th worst of any US state that year, 1.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.2
Peak customers out
35,038
Rank (worst state)
16th
Counties affected
20

Nebraska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nebraska counties in 2017

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

1Douglas County35,0382Sarpy County27,7133Cass County9,4154Buffalo County8,3465Scotts Bluff County5,7416Washington County5,0507Dawes County2,8918Dakota County2,7339Saunders County2,66010Sheridan County2,59011Hamilton County2,45812Dawson County2,16613Brown County1,46514York County1,40315Dodge County1,27516Madison County1,25217Pawnee County1,12718Garden County1,00419Seward County99920Holt County904

Biggest Nebraska outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Douglas CountyJune 16, 201735,038
Sarpy CountyJune 16, 201727,713
Douglas CountyMay 16, 201714,857
Cass CountyJune 17, 20179,415
Buffalo CountyMay 16, 20178,346
Douglas CountyFebruary 17, 20177,454
Douglas CountyOctober 23, 20175,951
Scotts Bluff CountyMay 17, 20175,741
Washington CountyMay 16, 20175,050
Douglas CountyOctober 9, 20174,146
Nebraska by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.