Power outages in Hand County, SD
We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Hand County yet. NorthWestern Energy - (SD), Northern Electric Coop, Inc and Dakota Energy Coop Inc serve this county.
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No live outage data for Hand County yet.
NorthWestern Energy - (SD)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.Northern Electric Coop, Incno 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.Dakota Energy Coop Incno 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.WAPA-- Western Area Power Administrationno 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 Miller - (SD)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.Outage map
County outline
Outage history in Hand County
2014–2025 recordHand County rarely has significant outages, meaning at least 1% of its customers out at once: 8 since 2014.
There were none in the 12 months to December 2025. Over the full record, half of outages were over within 4 hours.
The largest on record began July 5, 2022, with 388 customers out at once.
0.7significant 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.4 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.9.5 hourslongest on record (October 2024)
388most 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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| July 5, 2022 | 388 | 5 hours | 1,161 |
| November 10, 2022 | 339 | 4.5 hours | 1,207 |
| May 12, 2022 | 338 | 2.5 hours | 761 |
| July 14, 2021 | 313 | 4 hours | 1,209 |
| September 14, 2021 | 276 | 2.5 hours | 380 |
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.
Cities in Hand County
Utilities
- NorthWestern Energy - (SD) no live feed
- Northern Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- Dakota Energy Coop Inc no live feed
- WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration no live feed
- City of Miller - (SD) no live feed
- All South Dakota outages