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

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

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Elsewhere in South Dakota: 108 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 9:02 AM CDT.

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Who serves Union County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include South Dakota Rural Electric Association and Southeastern Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. MidAmerican Energy Co, City of Beresford and City of Elk Point 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 — Union 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 — Union County, SD

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 47 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~1.8 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

That is shorter than the South Dakota norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2.5 hr.

Largest on record: ~3,566 customers out in September 2016, restored after about 2.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2016.

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 Union County include North Sioux City, Beresford, Elk Point, Alcester, Jefferson, Big Sioux, Big Springs and Brule. 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 Union County, SD?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Union include South Dakota Rural Electric Association, Southeastern Electric Cooperative, MidAmerican Energy Co 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.

Nearby counties & areas

Clay County · Lincoln County · Yankton County · Turner County · Minnehaha County · Bon Homme County · Hutchinson County · McCook County

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