Power Outages in Butte County, SD
Black Hills Power, Inc., Butte Electric Coop, Inc and Grand Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Butte County, SD is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/butte-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Butte County, SD". https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/butte-county
Black Hills Power, Inc., Butte Electric Coop, Inc and Grand Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,003 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Black Hills Power, Inc., Butte Electric Coop, Inc, Grand Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butte Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Butte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57717 | 153 | 0 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 57760 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 57762 | ≤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 Butte County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Butte County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Butte County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Butte County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,573 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,177 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 42 | 2,382 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 42 | 604 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 76 | 1,696 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 84 | 155 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 97 | 178 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 109 | 395 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 106 | 1,177 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 113 | 1,402 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 103 | 585 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 107 | 3,573 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Butte County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Butte 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.
- Black Hills Power, Inc.15.1¢67,608 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 winter weather exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Butte County: FAQ
- How often does Butte County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Butte County, SD logged 107 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Butte County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,573 customers without power, beginning November 13, 2025 and lasting about 10h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Butte County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Butte County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Butte County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Black Hills Power, Inc., Grand Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Butte County.
57717, 57760, 57762, 57788
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | 8.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Grand Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Butte Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/46019 and /api/v1/counties/46019/history.