Power Outages in Hand County, SD
Dakota Energy Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy - (SD) and Northern Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Miller - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Hand County, SD is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hand County, SD". https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/hand-county
Dakota Energy Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy - (SD) and Northern Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Miller - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,309 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Miller - (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: Dakota Energy Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy - (SD), Northern Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Energy Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Miller - (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 Hand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57362 | 24 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 57470 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57467 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57381 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57373 | ≤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 Hand County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hand County right now.
Hand County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×18
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Hand County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hand County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 388 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 388 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 182 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 313 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 17 | 388 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 145 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 146 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 66 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Hand County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hand 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
- Northern Electric Coop, Inc11.4¢5,823 cust
- Dakota Energy Coop Inc16.3¢3,231 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 Low ice storms exposure · 0.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hand County: FAQ
- How often does Hand County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hand County, SD logged 11 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hand County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 388 customers without power, beginning July 5, 2022 and lasting about 1d.
- Is there a power outage in Hand County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hand County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hand County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Dakota Energy Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hand County.
57362, 57371, 57373, 57381, 57467, 57470
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 | - |
| Northern Electric Coop, Inc | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Dakota Energy Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Miller - (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/46059 and /api/v1/counties/46059/history.