Power Outages in Platte County, WY
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by PacifiCorp in Platte County, WY. There is no live feed for Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc, Town of Guernsey - (WY), Town of Wheatland - (WY), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Wyrulec Company.
Platte County, WY is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wyoming/platte-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Platte County, WY", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wyoming/platte-county
No active outages are reported by PacifiCorp in Platte County.
No live feed for Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc, Town of Guernsey - (WY), Town of Wheatland - (WY), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Wyrulec Company: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~424 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc, Town of Guernsey - (WY), Town of Wheatland - (WY), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc, Wyrulec Company. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Guernsey - (WY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wheatland - (WY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wyrulec Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PacifiCorp reportsevery 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 Platte 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82201 | 314 | 32 | 304 | 0 |
| 82214 | 59 | ≤11 | 57 | 0 |
| 82210 | 30 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 82213 | 27 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 82215 | ≤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 Platte County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Platte County right now.
Platte County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a High Wind Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Red Flag Warning ×6
- Freeze Warning ×3
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Platte County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports Wyoming utilities averaged 4.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 384 | - |
| 2018 | 24 | 394 | - |
| 2019 | 333 | 684 | - |
| 2020 | 121 | 408 | - |
| 2021 | 19 | 301 | - |
| 2022 | 10 | 424 | - |
| 2023 | 25 | 383 | - |
| 2024 | 17 | 443 | - |
| 2025 | 19 | 459 | - |
Cost of power in Platte County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Platte 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.
- PacifiCorp15.1¢118,517 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 Moderate winter weather exposure.
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 Platte County: FAQ
- How often does Platte County, WY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Platte County, WY logged 19 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in Platte County, WY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 684 customers without power, beginning August 18, 2019 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Platte County, WY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Platte County, WY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Platte County, WY?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Platte County.
82201, 82210, 82213, 82214, 82215
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Wyrulec Company | - | No live feed | - |
| Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Wheatland - (WY) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Guernsey - (WY) | - | 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 Wyoming customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/56031 and /api/v1/counties/56031/history.