Power Outages in Hughes County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by NorthWestern Energy - (SD) and Oahe Electric Coop Inc in Hughes County, SD. There is no live feed for City of Pierre - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Hughes County, SD is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/hughes-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hughes County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/hughes-county
No active outages are reported by NorthWestern Energy - (SD) and Oahe Electric Coop Inc in Hughes County.
No live feed for City of Pierre - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~17,100 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Pierre - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Oahe Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Pierre - (SD) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NorthWestern Energy - (SD) and Oahe Electric Coop 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 Hughes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57501 | 125 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 57536 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 57522 | ≤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 Hughes County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hughes County right now.
Hughes County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×15
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Hughes County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hughes County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 428 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 414 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 397 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 14 | 428 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 374 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 414 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 418 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 62 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Hughes County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hughes 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
- City of Pierre - (SD)10.9¢6,183 cust
- Oahe Electric Coop Inc10.5¢2,335 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 · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hughes County: FAQ
- How often does Hughes County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hughes County, SD logged 8 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hughes County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 428 customers without power, beginning August 13, 2020 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Hughes County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hughes County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hughes County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hughes County.
57501, 57522, 57536
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 · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Oahe Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Pierre - (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/46065 and /api/v1/counties/46065/history.