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

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

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include NorthWestern Energy ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Douglas Electric Cooperative 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 — Douglas 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 — Douglas County, SD

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 16 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~2.1 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~973 customers out in June 2020, restored after about 7 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 Douglas County include Armour, Corsica, Delmont, Belmont, Chester, Clark, East Choteau and Garfield. 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 Douglas County, SD?

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

Charles Mix County · Davison County · Aurora County · Hutchinson County · Hanson County · Bon Homme County · Brule County · Gregory County

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