When's the Power Back?

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

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Washington 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 Washington County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Omaha Public Power District, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Burt County Public Power District also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Washington County, NE
Last significant outage: Sep 14, 2026 — peaked at 722 customers, restored in ~1.2 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 3 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 1.5 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Sep 13, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Washington County, NE
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 152 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~2.4 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~12,976 customers out in July 2023, restored after about 4.8 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2021.
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 Washington County include Blair, Arlington, Fort Calhoun, Kennard, Herman, 1, 2 and 5. 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 Washington County, NE?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Washington include Omaha Public Power District and Burt County Public Power District — 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.

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