Power Outages in Weston County, WY
Black Hills Power, Inc. and Powder River Energy Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.7 hours.
Weston County, WY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/wyoming/weston-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Weston County, WY". https://massoutage.com/wyoming/weston-county
Black Hills Power, Inc. and Powder River Energy Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,804 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Black Hills Power, Inc., Powder River Energy Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Powder River Energy Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Weston 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82701 | 114 | ≤11 | 110 | 0 |
| 82730 | 46 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 82723 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82715 | ≤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 Weston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Weston County right now.
Weston County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Latest Weston County, WY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 122 customers out (3.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Weston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Weston County went about 10.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,933 customers.
The US EIA reports Wyoming utilities averaged 4.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 10.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,209 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 2,593 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 12 | 181 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 14 | 44 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 334 | 683 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 270 | 1,176 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 266 | 847 | 6.4 |
| 2022 | 231 | 841 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 232 | 1,140 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 209 | 1,209 | 13.0 |
| 2025 | 253 | 3,933 | 10.7 |
Cost of power in Weston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Weston 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.
- Powder River Energy Corp12.2¢15,548 cust
- Black Hills Power, Inc.13.8¢2,179 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 Low wildfire exposure · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Weston County: FAQ
- How often does Weston County, WY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Weston County, WY logged 253 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Weston County, WY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,933 customers without power, beginning November 13, 2025 and lasting about 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Weston County, WY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Weston County, WY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Weston County, WY?
- Tracked electric providers include Black Hills Power, Inc., Powder River Energy Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Weston County.
82701, 82723, 82730
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 | - |
| Powder River Energy Corp | 9.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | - | 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/56045 and /api/v1/counties/56045/history.