Power Outages in Brule County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD), Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Brule County, SD. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
Brule County, SD is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/brule-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Brule County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/brule-county
No active outages are reported by Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD), Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Brule County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
28%of this county's ~4,066 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | 1,152 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD), Charles Mix Electric Assn, 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 Brule 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57325 | 28 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 57355 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57370 | ≤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 Brule County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Brule County right now.
Brule County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Frost Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Brule County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brule County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,117 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,117 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43 | 951 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 113 | 2,117 | 11.4 |
| 2021 | 79 | 2,067 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 84 | 2,088 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 86 | 1,734 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 58 | 444 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 70 | 284 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Brule County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Brule 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 · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Brule County: FAQ
- How often does Brule County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brule County, SD logged 70 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brule County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,117 customers without power, beginning July 4, 2020 and lasting about 22h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Brule County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Brule County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Brule County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD), NorthWestern Energy - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brule County.
57325, 57355, 57370
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 | - |
| Charles Mix 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/46015 and /api/v1/counties/46015/history.