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2018 Nebraska Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Nebraska customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 31st worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
46,142
Rank (worst state)
31st
Counties affected
20

Nebraska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nebraska counties in 2018

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

1Douglas County46,1422Sarpy County8,2983Madison County4,6254Dodge County3,1405Saunders County2,9026Dakota County2,8507Keith County2,8198Washington County2,4629Holt County2,38310Scotts Bluff County2,34711Cass County2,08212Dawson County1,63213Richardson County1,21514Buffalo County1,13915Pawnee County1,09816Burt County1,03217Red Willow County82218Hamilton County78219York County74520Harlan County738

Biggest Nebraska outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Douglas CountyOctober 14, 201846,142
Douglas CountyAugust 19, 201813,809
Douglas CountyAugust 13, 20189,588
Sarpy CountyOctober 14, 20188,298
Douglas CountyJuly 5, 20186,615
Douglas CountyJune 9, 20186,102
Douglas CountyApril 30, 20185,286
Madison CountyJune 30, 20184,625
Douglas CountyJune 2, 20183,418
Douglas CountyAugust 15, 20183,159
Nebraska by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.