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2025 Nebraska Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average Nebraska customer went without power for about 6.1 hours — the 19th worst of any US state that year, 1.7× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.1
Peak customers out
58,485
Rank (worst state)
19th
Counties affected
20

Nebraska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nebraska counties in 2025

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

1Douglas County58,4852Sarpy County16,3073Saunders County8,0744Washington County7,4015Seward County5,8746Lancaster County5,6957York County4,6348Buffalo County4,1759Dodge County3,28510Madison County3,16911Saline County2,75312Dakota County2,67413Hamilton County2,53314Cass County2,43015Dawes County2,24616Thayer County2,23017Gage County1,99618Burt County1,84619Holt County1,46220Richardson County1,431

Biggest Nebraska outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Douglas CountyMarch 19, 202558,485
Douglas CountyOctober 21, 202533,390
Douglas CountyAugust 8, 202524,723
Sarpy CountyMarch 19, 202516,307
Sarpy CountyOctober 21, 202512,655
Douglas CountyMarch 20, 202510,010
Douglas CountyMarch 3, 20258,407
Douglas CountyMay 29, 20258,125
Saunders CountyMarch 19, 20258,074
Douglas CountyAugust 23, 20257,503
Nebraska by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPANCMO

Part of the 2025 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.