Power Outages in Jackson County, SD
LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc, West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and West River Electric Assn Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
Jackson County, SD is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jackson County, SD". https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/jackson-county
LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc, West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) and West River Electric Assn Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,251 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc, West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD), West River Electric Assn Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West River Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jackson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57543 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 57750 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57577 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57547 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57521 | ≤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 Jackson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jackson County right now.
Jackson County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Jackson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jackson County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 739 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 1.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 739 customers out) · decade average 9.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | 79 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 25 | 74 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 52 | 132 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 64 | 439 | 10.4 |
| 2022 | 41 | 739 | 45.2 |
| 2023 | 44 | 115 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 40 | 116 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 54 | 130 | 1.4 |
Cost of power in Jackson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 9.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Jackson County: FAQ
- How often does Jackson County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson County, SD logged 54 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jackson County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 739 customers without power, beginning June 12, 2022 and lasting about 8d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Jackson County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jackson County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jackson County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jackson County.
57543, 57547, 57577, 57750
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| West River Electric Assn Inc | 0.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | - | Live · total only | - |
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/46071 and /api/v1/counties/46071/history.