Power Outages in Lincoln County, SD
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Lincoln County, SD across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Beresford and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Lincoln County, SD is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/lincoln-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/lincoln-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Beresford and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
44%of this county's ~37,529 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Beresford, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | Live · county | 1 | 16,399 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clay-Union Electric Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Beresford | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD), Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, Clay-Union Electric Corp, MidAmerican Energy Co and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota 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 Lincoln 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57108 | 240 | ≤11 | 167 | ≤11 |
| 57032 | 50 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 57064 | 44 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 57013 | 36 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 57039 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 57004 | 25 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 57077 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57034 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57027 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Lincoln Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,526 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 5,725 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 165 | 2,306 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 162 | 652 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 147 | 1,646 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 189 | 550 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 199 | 5,725 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 188 | 7,113 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 208 | 3,006 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 236 | 3,986 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 169 | 12,505 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 173 | 14,526 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 251 | 3,087 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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.
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota13.1¢94,137 cust
- Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)13.0¢20,959 cust
- MidAmerican Energy Co8.9¢4,236 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 ice storms exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, SD logged 251 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,526 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2024 and lasting about 7d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, SD right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include MidAmerican Energy Co, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
57004, 57013, 57027, 57032, 57034, 57039, 57064, 57077, 57108
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | - | Live · county | - |
| Clay-Union Electric Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Beresford | - | 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/46083 and /api/v1/counties/46083/history. Live data as of .