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2021 Nebraska Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Nebraska customer went without power for about 8.3 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, 2.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.3
Peak customers out
138,327
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
20

Nebraska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nebraska counties in 2021

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

1Douglas County138,3272Sarpy County36,7633Washington County12,5984Cass County6,9715Madison County6,5336Scotts Bluff County5,7337Buffalo County4,4558Saunders County3,1959Keith County2,41110Red Willow County2,06711Pierce County2,05412Gage County2,04013Pawnee County1,93614Burt County1,83515Dawson County1,77416Richardson County1,69617Hamilton County1,63218Lancaster County1,60819York County1,60720Dodge County1,407

Biggest Nebraska outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Douglas CountyJuly 10, 2021138,327
Sarpy CountyJuly 10, 202136,763
Douglas CountyFebruary 16, 202129,821
Douglas CountyDecember 15, 202128,134
Douglas CountyAugust 8, 202112,635
Washington CountyJuly 10, 202112,598
Sarpy CountyFebruary 16, 202110,731
Douglas CountyAugust 25, 20219,902
Cass CountyDecember 15, 20216,971
Washington CountyDecember 15, 20216,695
Nebraska by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.