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Power outages in Nebraska

Live outage status by county · updated ~every 15 minutes
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customers reported out statewide · 7 counties reporting · updated 8:00 PM CDT
“Reporting” means at least one customer reported out in county-level data (the federal nationwide tally combined with utilities' own live data where we track them); “significant” means 50+ customers out — the floor for the active list above.
All Nebraska counties (93)

Utility coverage in Nebraska

Also tracked live — opens in the app
High West Energy (WY/NE/CO) · Lincoln Electric System (NE) · Nebraska Public Power District · Omaha Public Power District (NE) · South Dakota Rural Electric Association (statewide feed)
This is our tracking coverage, not a complete registry of every utility serving Nebraska.

Historical outage patterns in Nebraska

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) contain 3,367 county-level outage records (200+ customers at peak) in Nebraska between 2014 and 2025 for the 52 counties the federal record covers — 29 of them major events of 10,000+ customers. Half were restored within about 2.5 hr, and county-level outages here have been most common in summer (36% of all records). The busiest year on record was 2021.
Largest single-county outage on record: ~157,876 customers out in Douglas County in July 2024, restored after about 5.9 days.
Months that hit the widest area at once — these rank among the three largest outages ever recorded in the most counties: March 2025 (17 counties), December 2021 (9 counties), June 2020 (7 counties).
Where restoration has historically taken longest: Douglas County (~3.8 hr typical), Saunders County (~2.8 hr typical), Cass County (~2.5 hr typical) — against ~2.5 hr statewide.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), 2014–2025. These are federal historical records, not outages tracked live by this site. Statewide figures aggregate the same per-county records shown on each county page below; the statewide restoration figure is the typical (middle) value across the per-county typical times, weighted by how many records each county has. A county appears in a “widest area” month when that month produced one of its three largest recorded outages.
Nebraska — live power outage tracker

Common questions

How do I check power outages in Nebraska?

This page lists live outage status for every county in Nebraska, updated about every 15 minutes from the federal government's public county outage data (ODIN) and National Weather Service alerts, combined with utilities' own live data where we track them. Open any county for its restoration outlook, or search your ZIP or address for the most specific view.

Which utilities serve Nebraska?

Electric utilities we track in Nebraska include High West Energy (WY/NE/CO), Lincoln Electric System (NE), Nebraska Public Power District, Omaha Public Power District (NE) and others. Each restores its own service area — report an outage to your serving utility so crews can be dispatched.

When will power be restored in Nebraska?

Restoration depends on the cause and scale of each outage, so it varies by county and utility. For each affected area with enough trend data we publish an independent restoration estimate — from the live outage count, the recovery rate, and weather — shown even before the utility posts an official time; very small or brand-new outages say so instead of guessing. Open an area above for its outlook.

How accurate are the estimates?

Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Statewide totals combine the federal county-by-county tally with utilities' own live outage data, so this page and the live map always show the same numbers.

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