When will the power be back in Dakota County, NE?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Dakota County, NE right now.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska: 44 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 10:31 PM CDT.

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Who serves Dakota County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Nebraska Public Power District ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Northeast Power and City of South Sioux City also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Dakota County, NE

Last significant outage: Jul 28, 2026 — peaked at 929 customers, restored in ~2.5 hr (no severe weather).

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 28, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Dakota County, NE

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 43 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~1.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

That is shorter than the Nebraska norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2.5 hr.

Largest on record: ~3,505 customers out in August 2024, restored after about 48 min. The busiest year on record here was 2023.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Cities we track in Dakota County

South Sioux City

Communities in Dakota County include South Sioux City, Dakota City, Homer, Jackson and Hubbard. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Dakota County, NE?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Dakota include Nebraska Public Power District, Northeast Power and City of South Sioux City — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Thurston County · Dixon County · Wayne County · Cuming County · Cedar County · Burt County · Stanton County · Pierce County

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