See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · South Dakota
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customer reported out in Brown County, SD
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~2.5 hr, based on 73 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 10:31 PM CDT.
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Who serves Brown County?
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include NorthWestern Energy ↗, Northern Electric Cooperative, Montana-Dakota Utilities and South Dakota Rural Electric Association, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Groton and City of Hecla 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 — Brown County, SD
Last significant outage: Sep 18, 2026 — peaked at 245 customers, restored in ~30 min (no severe weather).
Across the 3 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 25, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Brown County, SD
Federal outage records (
EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
73 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025.
Typical restoration ran ~
2.5 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~6,685 customers out in August 2023, restored after about 1.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2022.
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 Brown County
Communities in Brown County include Aberdeen, Groton, Warner, Frederick, Hecla, Columbia, Claremont and Westport. 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 Brown County, SD?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Brown include NorthWestern Energy, Northern Electric Cooperative, Montana-Dakota Utilities and others — 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.
