Power Outages in Tripp County, SD
Is there a power outage in Tripp County, SD right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC, no outages are reported by Rosebud Electric Coop Inc and West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) in Tripp County, SD. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Winner Municipal Utility.
Tripp County, SD is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/tripp-county
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- October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tripp County, SD", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-dakota/tripp-county
No active outages are reported by Rosebud Electric Coop Inc and West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) in Tripp County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Winner Municipal Utility: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Tripp 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 Rosebud Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Winner Municipal Utility; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
33%of this county's ~7,666 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Winner Municipal Utility. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,541 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner Municipal Utility | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rosebud Electric Coop Inc and West Central Electric Coop Inc - (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 Tripp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57580 | 57 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 57584 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57541 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57534 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57529 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 57528 | ≤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 Tripp County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Tripp County right now.
Tripp County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Tripp County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tripp County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 591 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 591 customers out) · decade average 0.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 275 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 146 | 591 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 179 | 393 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Tripp County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tripp 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.
- Rosebud Electric Coop Inc11.9¢4,911 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 winter weather exposure · 0.4 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 Tripp County: FAQ
- How often does Tripp County, SD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tripp County, SD logged 179 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tripp County, SD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 591 customers without power, beginning July 30, 2024 and lasting about 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Tripp County, SD right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC, no outages are reported by Rosebud Electric Coop Inc and West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD) in Tripp County, SD. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Winner Municipal Utility.
- Which utilities serve Tripp County, SD?
- Tracked electric providers include Rosebud Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tripp County.
57528, 57529, 57534, 57541, 57580, 57584
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 Tripp County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in South Dakota →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Electric Coop Inc | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Winner Municipal Utility | - | 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/46123 and /api/v1/counties/46123/history.