Power Outages in Aurora County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD), Douglas Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Aurora County, SD. There is no live feed for City of Plankinton - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Aurora County, SD is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Aurora County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/aurora-county
No active outages are reported by Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD), Douglas Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Aurora County.
No live feed for City of Plankinton - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
49%of this county's ~1,848 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Plankinton - (SD), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | 903 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Douglas Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Plankinton - (SD) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD), Douglas Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Aurora Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57368 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 57383 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57375 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Aurora County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Aurora County right now.
Aurora County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Aurora County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Aurora County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 701 customers.
The US EIA reports South Dakota utilities averaged 4.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 524 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43 | 253 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 63 | 520 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | 65 | 46 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 86 | 524 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 54 | 511 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 54 | 292 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 57 | 701 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Aurora County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Aurora County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- NorthWestern Energy - (SD)13.4¢51,787 cust
- Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD)14.7¢6,515 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Aurora County: FAQ
- How often does Aurora County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Aurora County, SD logged 57 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Aurora County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 701 customers without power, beginning November 30, 2025 and lasting about 6h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Aurora County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Aurora County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Aurora County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Aurora County.
57368, 57375, 57383
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | 2.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) | - | Live · county | - |
| Douglas Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Plankinton - (SD) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Dakota customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/46003 and /api/v1/counties/46003/history.