Power outages in Dewey County, SD

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Dewey County yet. WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Moreau-Grand Electric Coop Inc serve this county.

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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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Moreau-Grand 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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Outage history in Dewey County

2014–2025 record

Dewey County averaged 9.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for South Dakota counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 20. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 20 hours, starting November 12, 2025.

The largest on record began November 25, 2025, with 2,114 customers out at once.

9.3significant 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.
2 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
20 hourslongest on record (November 2025)
2,114most 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.
November 25, 20252,11415 minutes529
November 14, 20252,0931.5 hours3,140
September 3, 20252,0906 hours7,098
October 29, 20251,9553 hours4,182
July 14, 20251,9451 hour761

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.