Power Outages in Jerauld County, SD
Is there a power outage in Jerauld County, SD right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Jerauld County, SD. There is no live feed for City of Wessington Springs and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Jerauld County, SD is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jerauld County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/jerauld-county
No active outages are reported by Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Jerauld County.
No live feed for City of Wessington Springs and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Jerauld County, SD
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for NorthWestern Energy - (SD), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Dakota Energy Coop Inc, Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) and City of Wessington Springs; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
45%of this county's ~1,488 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Wessington Springs, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | 677 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dakota Energy Coop Inc | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Wessington Springs | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) 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 Jerauld 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57382 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 57312 | ≤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 Jerauld County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jerauld County right now.
Jerauld County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×9
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Jerauld County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jerauld County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 433 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 433 customers out) · decade average 0.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35 | 35 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 65 | 115 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 37 | 433 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 53 | 57 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 36 | 28 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 35 | 154 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 34 | 181 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Jerauld County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jerauld 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
- Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD)14.7¢6,515 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 0.9 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 Jerauld County: FAQ
- How often does Jerauld County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jerauld County, SD logged 34 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jerauld County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 433 customers without power, beginning September 10, 2021 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Jerauld County, SD right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) and NorthWestern Energy - (SD) in Jerauld County, SD. There is no live feed for City of Wessington Springs and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Jerauld County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jerauld County.
57358, 57382
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 Jerauld County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in South Dakota →
| 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 | - |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Wessington Springs | - | 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/46073 and /api/v1/counties/46073/history.