Power outages in Dawson County, NE
We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Dawson County yet. Southern Public Power District, Dawson Power District and Custer Public Power District serve this county.
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No live outage data for Dawson County yet.
Southern Public Power Districtno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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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.Dawson Power Districtno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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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.Custer Public Power Districtno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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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.City of Lexington - (NE)no live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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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.Cozad Board of Public Worksno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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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.Outage map
County outline
Outage history in Dawson County
2014–2025 recordDawson County averaged 3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Nebraska counties.
There were none in the 12 months to December 2025. Over the full record, half of outages were over within 1 hour.
The largest on record began March 5, 2022, with 3,573 customers out at once.
3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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.1 hourtypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.9.5 hourslongest on record (May 2022)
3,573most customers out at once
| 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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| March 5, 2022 | 3,573 | 4 hours | 7,722 |
| September 29, 2023 | 2,391 | 15 minutes | 598 |
| December 22, 2017 | 2,166 | 1 hour | 2,166 |
| September 15, 2015 | 2,031 | 30 minutes | 1,016 |
| September 12, 2021 | 1,774 | 3.5 hours | 6,203 |
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
- Southern Public Power District no live feed
- Dawson Power District no live feed
- Custer Public Power District no live feed
- City of Lexington - (NE) no live feed
- Cozad Board of Public Works no live feed
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