Power Outages in Haakon County, SD
Is there a power outage in Haakon County, SD right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and West River Electric Assn Inc in Haakon County, SD. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Haakon County, SD is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Haakon County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/haakon-county
No active outages are reported by West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and West River Electric Assn Inc in Haakon County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Haakon County, SD
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No outage contact on file for West River Electric Assn Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
62%of this county's ~2,753 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | 1,702 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| West River Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and West River Electric Assn Inc reportevery 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 Haakon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57567 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 57553 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57552 | ≤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 Haakon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Haakon County right now.
Haakon County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Haakon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Haakon County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,268 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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,268 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 38 | 127 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 72 | 704 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 64 | 334 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 67 | 1,268 | 57.1 |
| 2023 | 71 | 312 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 79 | 240 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 87 | 464 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in Haakon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Haakon 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.
- West River Electric Assn Inc15.2¢18,975 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 9.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Haakon County: FAQ
- How often does Haakon County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Haakon County, SD logged 87 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Haakon County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,268 customers without power, beginning June 12, 2022 and lasting about 15d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Haakon County, SD right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and West River Electric Assn Inc in Haakon County, SD. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Haakon County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Haakon County.
57552, 57553, 57567
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Haakon County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in South Dakota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| West River Electric Assn Inc | 0.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | - | Live · county | - |
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/46055 and /api/v1/counties/46055/history.