Power Outages in Bennett County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc and LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc in Bennett County, SD. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Bennett County, SD is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/bennett-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bennett County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/bennett-county
No active outages are reported by Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc and LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc in Bennett County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.1%of this county's ~1,450 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc and LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc 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 Bennett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57551 | 28 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 57714 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57574 | ≤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 Bennett County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bennett County right now.
Bennett County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Bennett County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bennett County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 30 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 100 customers out) · decade average 0.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 30 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 100 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 0.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Bennett County: FAQ
- How often does Bennett County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bennett County, SD logged 2 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bennett County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 30 customers without power, beginning December 23, 2020 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Bennett County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bennett County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bennett County.
57551, 57574, 57714
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/46007 and /api/v1/counties/46007/history.