Power Outages in Charles Mix County, SD
Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc, Douglas Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of Pickstown - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Charles Mix County, SD is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Charles Mix County, SD". https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/charles-mix-county
Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc, Douglas Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of Pickstown - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,580 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Pickstown - (SD), 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: Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc, Douglas Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy - (SD).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Douglas Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pickstown - (SD) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Charles Mix 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57380 | 35 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 57369 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 57367 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57361 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57356 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 57342 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57329 | ≤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 Charles Mix County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Charles Mix County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×13
- Wind Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Charles Mix County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Charles Mix County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,464 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,464 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 114 | 1,464 | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 84 | 1,464 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 50 | 796 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 92 | 1,004 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 141 | 1,204 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 86 | 631 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Charles Mix County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Charles Mix 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
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 · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Charles Mix County: FAQ
- How often does Charles Mix County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Charles Mix County, SD logged 86 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Charles Mix County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,464 customers without power, beginning October 5, 2020 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Charles Mix County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Charles Mix County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Charles Mix County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Charles Mix County.
57329, 57342, 57356, 57361, 57367, 57369, 57380
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 · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Douglas Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of Pickstown - (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/46023 and /api/v1/counties/46023/history.