⚡ No power in Lancaster, 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 Lincoln Electric System ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Norris Public Power District and City of Hickman 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 — Lancaster County, NE
Last significant outage: Sep 28, 2026 — peaked at 3,069 customers, restored in ~30 min (weather alert).
Across the 4 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 1.4 hr.
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 — Lancaster County, NE
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
76 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025.
Typical restoration ran ~2.2 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~5,695 customers out in March 2025, restored after about 4.9 days. The busiest year on record here was 2020.
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 in Lancaster County include Lincoln, Waverly, Hickman, Bennet, Firth, Malcolm, Hallam and Panama. 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 Lancaster County, NE?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Lancaster include Lincoln Electric System, Norris Public Power District and City of Hickman — 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.
