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2020 Nebraska Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Nebraska customer went without power for about 1.4 hours — the 47th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.4
Peak customers out
48,886
Rank (worst state)
47th
Counties affected
20

Nebraska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nebraska counties in 2020

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

1Douglas County48,8862Washington County9,0913Scotts Bluff County3,4464Cass County2,9385Keith County2,3816Buffalo County2,3697Sarpy County2,3428Red Willow County2,0659Saunders County2,05410Dawson County1,73211York County1,69912Pawnee County1,61013Holt County1,46614Lancaster County1,32915Dodge County1,26416Sheridan County1,16417Burt County1,01818Gage County1,01019Garden County1,00220Madison County929

Biggest Nebraska outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Douglas CountyAugust 9, 202048,886
Washington CountyAugust 10, 20209,091
Douglas CountyJanuary 28, 20205,211
Washington CountyMarch 18, 20204,536
Douglas CountyJune 10, 20204,499
Washington CountySeptember 22, 20204,169
Scotts Bluff CountyJune 6, 20203,446
Douglas CountyJanuary 18, 20203,094
Douglas CountyMarch 9, 20203,005
Cass CountyOctober 12, 20202,938
Nebraska by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.