Power Outages in Gregory County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Rosebud Electric Coop Inc in Gregory County, SD. There is no live feed for City of Burke - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Gregory County, SD is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/gregory-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gregory County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/gregory-county
No active outages are reported by Rosebud Electric Coop Inc in Gregory County.
No live feed for City of Burke - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
56%of this county's ~5,387 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Burke - (SD), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,991 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Burke - (SD) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rosebud Electric Coop Inc reportsevery 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 Gregory 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57533 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 57523 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 57538 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57335 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57317 | ≤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 Gregory County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gregory County right now.
Gregory County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×15
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Frost Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Gregory County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gregory County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 790 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 300 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 300 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 101 | 129 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 133 | 790 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Gregory County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gregory 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.
- Rosebud Electric Coop Inc11.9¢4,911 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 · 1.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gregory County: FAQ
- How often does Gregory County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gregory County, SD logged 133 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gregory County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 790 customers without power, beginning September 5, 2025 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Gregory County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gregory County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gregory County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Rosebud Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gregory County.
57317, 57335, 57523, 57533, 57538, 57571
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Electric Coop Inc | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Burke - (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/46053 and /api/v1/counties/46053/history.