Power outages in Pennington County, SD

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Pennington County yet. Black Hills Power, Inc., West River Electric Assn Inc and Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc serve this county.

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Black Hills Power, Inc.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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West River 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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Black Hills 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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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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County outline

Outage history in Pennington County

2014–2025 record

Pennington County averaged 11.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most South Dakota counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 14. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 5.3 days, starting December 17, 2025.

The largest on record began November 13, 2025, with 41,253 customers out at once.

11.7significant 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.
1 hourtypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
5.3 dayslongest on record (December 2025)
41,253most 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 13, 202541,2537 hours134,050
December 17, 202525,1595.3 days559,244
August 10, 20197,7701.5 hours3,146
January 24, 20195,42730 minutes2,040
June 20, 20205,3841.5 hours4,410

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.