Power Outages in Brookings County, SD
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Brookings County, SD across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.8 hours.
Brookings County, SD is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Brookings County right now.
Brookings County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Brookings County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Brookings Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brookings County went about 0.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,433 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,433 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 174 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 194 | 550 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 196 | 858 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 188 | 2,232 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 119 | 2,002 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 162 | 3,433 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | 158 | 531 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 179 | 465 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 239 | 434 | 0.8 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 1.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Brookings County: FAQ
- How often does Brookings County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brookings County, SD logged 239 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brookings County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,433 customers without power, beginning May 12, 2022 and lasting about 45d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Brookings County, SD right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Brookings County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include SIOUX VALLEY SW ELEC COOP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brookings County.
57002, 57006, 57007, 57026, 57061, 57071, 57220, 57276
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIOUX VALLEY SW ELEC COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/46011 and /api/v1/counties/46011/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Dakota customers). Live data as of .