⚡ No power in Dawes, NE? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Nebraska Public Power District ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Northwest Rural Public Power District and Niobrara Electric Association 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 — Dawes County, NE
Last significant outage: Aug 6, 2026 — peaked at 245 customers, restored in ~48 min (no severe weather).
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 6, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Dawes County, NE
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
31 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025.
Typical restoration ran ~2 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in spring.
Largest on record: ~2,891 customers out in March 2017, restored after about 2.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2017.
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.
Communities covered
Communities in Dawes County include Chadron, Crawford and Whitney. 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 Dawes County, NE?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Dawes include Northwest Rural Public Power District, Nebraska Public Power District and Niobrara Electric Association — 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.
