Power outages in Buffalo County, NE
We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Buffalo County yet. Nebraska Public Power District, Southern Public Power District and Dawson Power District serve this county.
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No live outage data for Buffalo County yet.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.i
This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.i
This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.i
This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
Outage history in Buffalo County
2014–2025 recordBuffalo County averaged 6.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Nebraska counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 10. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 7.5 hours, starting March 19, 2025.
The largest on record began May 16, 2017, with 8,346 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in July.
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.i
Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| May 16, 2017 | 8,346 | 1 hour | 8,324 |
| July 9, 2021 | 4,455 | 20 hours | 17,571 |
| March 19, 2025 | 4,175 | 7.5 hours | 12,232 |
| August 13, 2022 | 4,145 | 3.5 hours | 5,266 |
| March 4, 2025 | 2,957 | 45 minutes | 1,027 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
Utilities
- Nebraska Public Power District no live feed
- Southern Public Power District no live feed
- Dawson Power District no live feed
- Custer Public Power District no live feed
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