Power Outages in Douglas County, SD
Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc, Douglas Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy - (SD) and Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) 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 1.0 hours.
Douglas County, SD is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Douglas County, SD". https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/douglas-county
Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc, Douglas Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy - (SD) and Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) 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 ~2,620 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: Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc, Douglas Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy - (SD), Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | 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 Douglas 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57313 | 13 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 57364 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57344 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57330 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57328 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Douglas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Douglas County right now.
Douglas County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Douglas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Douglas County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 973 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 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 973 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 973 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 13 | 634 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 31 | 661 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 18 | 446 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 25 | 519 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 67 | 142 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Douglas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Douglas 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
- Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)13.0¢20,959 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 · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Douglas County: FAQ
- How often does Douglas County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Douglas County, SD logged 67 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Douglas County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 973 customers without power, beginning June 9, 2020 and lasting about 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Douglas County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Douglas County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Douglas County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Douglas County.
57313, 57328, 57330, 57344, 57364
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 | - |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Douglas Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Charles Mix Electric Assn, 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/46043 and /api/v1/counties/46043/history.