Power Outages in Lawrence County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Butte Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc and Black Hills Power, Inc. in Lawrence County, SD. Black Hills Energy publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.4 hours.
Lawrence County, SD is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/lawrence-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lawrence County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/lawrence-county
No active outages are reported by Butte Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc and Black Hills Power, Inc. in Lawrence County.
Black Hills Energy publishes no county-level figures.
24%of this county's ~22,619 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Black Hills Energy.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 4,760 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 590 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Black Hills Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Butte Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc and Black Hills Power, 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 Lawrence 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57783 | 331 | ≤11 | 294 | ≤11 |
| 57754 | 60 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 57732 | 54 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 57793 | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 57779 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57759 | ≤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 Lawrence County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lawrence County right now.
Lawrence County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lawrence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lawrence County went about 11.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,759 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 11.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 13,759 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 120 | 11,970 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 102 | 1,535 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 127 | 1,823 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 132 | 3,785 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 158 | 4,802 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 170 | 5,448 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 174 | 1,149 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 149 | 4,461 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 182 | 4,833 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 200 | 13,759 | 11.4 |
Cost of power in Lawrence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lawrence 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.
- Black Hills Power, Inc.15.1¢67,608 cust
- Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc14.8¢9,415 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 High winter weather exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lawrence County: FAQ
- How often does Lawrence County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lawrence County, SD logged 200 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lawrence County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,759 customers without power, beginning November 13, 2025 and lasting about 9h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lawrence County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lawrence County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Energy, Black Hills Power, Inc., Butte Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lawrence County.
57732, 57754, 57759, 57779, 57783, 57793, 57799
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | 8.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | 41.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Black Hills Energy | - | Live · total only | - |
| Butte Electric 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/46081 and /api/v1/counties/46081/history.