Power outages in Charles Mix County, SD

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Charles Mix County yet. NorthWestern Energy - (SD), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc serve this county.

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NorthWestern Energy - (SD)no live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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WAPA-- Western Area Power Administrationno live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Charles Mix Electric Assn, Incno live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Douglas Electric Coop, Incno live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Town of Pickstown - (SD)no live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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County outline

Outage history in Charles Mix County

2014–2025 record

Charles Mix County averaged 5.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for South Dakota counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 3. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 4 hours, starting July 29, 2025.

The largest on record began October 5, 2020, with 1,464 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

5.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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.
3 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
12 hourslongest on record (December 2020)
1,464most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
October 5, 20201,4643 hours4,023
February 16, 20211,4643 hours4,026
June 9, 20201,3646 hours5,966
July 3, 20201,2094.5 hours4,668
July 30, 20241,2047 hours4,816

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.