Power outages in Hughes County, SD
We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Hughes County yet. NorthWestern Energy - (SD), City of Pierre - (SD) and Oahe Electric Coop Inc serve this county.
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No live outage data for Hughes 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.City of Pierre - (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.Oahe 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.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.Outage map
County outline
Outage history in Hughes County
2014–2025 recordHughes County rarely has significant outages, meaning at least 1% of its customers out at once: 18 since 2014.
There were none in the 12 months to December 2025. Over the full record, half of outages were over within 3.5 hours.
The largest on record began August 10, 2020, with 428 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.3.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.10 hourslongest on record (August 2020)
428most 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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| August 10, 2020 | 428 | 10 hours | 4,280 |
| August 11, 2020 | 428 | 1.5 hours | 535 |
| August 13, 2020 | 428 | 3.5 hours | 1,498 |
| July 19, 2024 | 418 | 4 hours | 1,185 |
| November 10, 2022 | 414 | 9 hours | 3,623 |
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
- NorthWestern Energy - (SD) no live feed
- City of Pierre - (SD) no live feed
- Oahe Electric Coop Inc no live feed
- WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration no live feed
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