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2022 Nebraska Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Nebraska customer went without power for about 1.2 hours — the 50th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.2
Peak customers out
9,424
Rank (worst state)
50th
Counties affected
20

Nebraska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nebraska counties in 2022

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

1Douglas County9,4242Sarpy County9,2273Washington County6,7754Cass County5,6865Buffalo County4,1456Dawson County3,5737Dakota County3,4988Scotts Bluff County3,0899Dawes County2,65810Holt County2,04011Seward County1,71412Madison County1,71013Saunders County1,70814Fillmore County1,40315York County1,35816Knox County1,22817Lancaster County1,08318Thayer County1,08119Dodge County1,04620Burt County1,032

Biggest Nebraska outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Douglas CountyNovember 17, 20229,424
Sarpy CountyNovember 17, 20229,227
Washington CountyNovember 10, 20226,775
Douglas CountyJanuary 19, 20225,828
Cass CountyJune 15, 20225,686
Douglas CountyJuly 5, 20225,283
Douglas CountyMarch 26, 20224,449
Buffalo CountyAugust 13, 20224,145
Washington CountyAugust 8, 20224,019
Douglas CountyJuly 4, 20223,644
Nebraska by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.