Power Outages in Meade County, SD
Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Power, Inc., Butte Electric Coop, Inc, Grand Electric Coop, Inc and West River Electric Assn Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Faith - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.4 hours.
Meade County, SD is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/meade-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Meade County, SD". https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/meade-county
Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Power, Inc., Butte Electric Coop, Inc, Grand Electric Coop, Inc and West River Electric Assn Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Faith - (SD) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~22,258 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Faith - (SD), 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: Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc, Black Hills Power, Inc., Butte Electric Coop, Inc, Grand Electric Coop, Inc, West River Electric Assn Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butte Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West River Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Faith - (SD) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Meade 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57701 | 748 | ≤11 | 653 | ≤11 |
| 57785 | 252 | ≤11 | 224 | ≤11 |
| 57719 | 170 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 57718 | 77 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 57769 | 64 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 57761 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 57788 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57791 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57787 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57767 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57758 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57748 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57741 | ≤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 Meade County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Meade County right now.
Meade County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Meade County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Meade County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,065 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 8.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 10,065 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 62 | 8,299 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 74 | 2,432 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 198 | 1,651 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 153 | 2,357 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 179 | 781 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 169 | 8,735 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 189 | 1,593 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 168 | 812 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 172 | 1,690 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 206 | 10,065 | 8.4 |
Cost of power in Meade County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Meade 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
- West River Electric Assn Inc15.2¢18,975 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 · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Meade County: FAQ
- How often does Meade County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Meade County, SD logged 206 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Meade County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,065 customers without power, beginning November 13, 2025 and lasting about 10h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Meade County, SD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Meade County, SD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Meade County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Black Hills Power, Inc., Grand Electric Coop, Inc, West River Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Meade County.
57706, 57718, 57719, 57737, 57741, 57748, 57758, 57761, 57767, 57769, 57785, 57787, 57791, 57792
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 · total only | - |
| West River Electric Assn Inc | 0.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | 41.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Grand Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Butte Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Faith - (SD) | - | 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/46093 and /api/v1/counties/46093/history.