When will the power be back in Brule County, SD?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Brule County, SD right now.

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Elsewhere in South Dakota: 102 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 10:31 PM CDT.

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Who serves Brule County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Central Electric Cooperative and NorthWestern Energy ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Brule County, SD

No significant outages recorded here since we began tracking this county — smaller flickers (under ~200 customers at peak) aren't archived.

Longer-term outage history — Brule County, SD

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 27 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: ~2,117 customers out in July 2020, restored after about 3.3 hr. 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 covered

Communities in Brule County include Chamberlain, Kimball, Pukwana, America, Bijou Hills, Cedar Grove Colony, Cleveland and Eagle. 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 Brule County, SD?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Brule include Central Electric Cooperative and NorthWestern Energy — 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

Buffalo County · Aurora County · Jerauld County · Gregory County · Lyman County · Douglas County · Charles Mix County · Davison County

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