Power Outages in Fall River County, SD
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Fall River County, SD across 1 reported incident. Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Energy and Black Hills Power, Inc. publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.5 hours.
Fall River County, SD is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/fall-river-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fall River County, SD", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/fall-river-county
Not counted: no live feed for Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~5,986 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc, 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 Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Energy, Black Hills Power, Inc..
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black Hills Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | 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 Fall River 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57747 | 179 | ≤11 | 162 | ≤11 |
| 57735 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 57766 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57763 | ≤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 Fall River County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Fall River County right now.
Fall River County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Fall River 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 Fall River Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fall River County went about 15.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,055 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 15.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 4,055 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 63 | 3,277 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 52 | 458 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 60 | 351 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 76 | 965 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 109 | 1,459 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 150 | 1,001 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 131 | 506 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 124 | 2,235 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 162 | 1,669 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 157 | 4,055 | 15.5 |
Cost of power in Fall River County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fall River 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
- Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc14.8¢9,415 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 wildfire exposure · 4.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Fall River County: FAQ
- How often does Fall River County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fall River County, SD logged 157 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fall River County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,055 customers without power, beginning November 13, 2025 and lasting about 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Fall River County, SD right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Fall River County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Energy, Black Hills Power, Inc..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fall River County.
57735, 57747, 57763, 57766, 57782
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 | - |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | 41.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Black Hills Energy | - | 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/46047 and /api/v1/counties/46047/history. Live data as of .