Power Outages in Hyde County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Dakota Energy Coop Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Hyde County, SD. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Hyde County, SD is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/hyde-county
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- October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hyde County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/hyde-county
No active outages are reported by Dakota Energy Coop Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Hyde County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
27%of this county's ~1,741 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Energy Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 470 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dakota Energy Coop Inc and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) 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 Hyde 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57345 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 57540 | ≤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 Hyde County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hyde County right now.
Hyde County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×16
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Hyde County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hyde County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 615 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 615 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 125 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 15 | 615 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 13 | 615 | 19.9 |
| 2023 | 23 | 239 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 615 | 17.3 |
| 2025 | 14 | 471 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Hyde County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hyde 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
- 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 · 8.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hyde County: FAQ
- How often does Hyde County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hyde County, SD logged 14 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hyde County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 615 customers without power, beginning May 12, 2022 and lasting about 5h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Hyde County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hyde County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hyde 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 Hyde County.
57345, 57346, 57540
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 | - |
| Dakota Energy Coop Inc | - | 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/46069 and /api/v1/counties/46069/history.