Power Outages in Nebraska by City
Most of Nebraska's outage time in 2024 came on a few major storm days: 642 minutes in total, but 74 on ordinary days.
Power outage record for Nebraska
Worst year: 2024. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Nebraska electric customers averaged 1.23 outages and 642 minutes (10.7 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Nebraska 39th of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 74 minutes (US 126). About 89% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2024 (642 minutes), the best 2023 (73). 2024 was well above the 2019–2023 average of 174 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Omaha Public Power District, 403,157 customers, 1,186 minutes; Lincoln Electric System, 151,839 customers, 187 minutes; Nebraska Public Power District, 93,975 customers, 74 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 5 utilities with 25,000+ customers, City of Grand Island - (NE) had the least outage time (12 minutes) and Omaha Public Power District the most (1,186 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 21,134 NOAA storm reports in Nebraska, led by hail 6,364, thunderstorm wind 4,978, drought 1,891. Power outages are named in 144 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- October 14, 2018, Douglas (winter weather): “Up to 50,000 people in the OPPD service area lost power due to downed power lines.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 19, 2017, Lancaster (thunderstorm wind): “About 15,000 customers lost power from the storm.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- June 6, 2020, Scotts Bluff (thunderstorm wind): “Nebraska Public Power District reports 3,361 customers without power in the Scottsbluff area due to wind.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Omaha Public Power District serves the most customers (403,157). Source: EIA Form 861.
Nebraska ranks 7th of 7 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
July had the most (27). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Nebraska, city by city
4 Nebraska cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Omaha Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
- Lincoln Lincoln Electric System (LES)
- Bellevue Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
- Grand Island Grand Island Utilities
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Nebraska right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Nebraska in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Nebraska?
In 2024 the average Nebraska electric customer was without power for 642 minutes (10.7 hours) across 1.23 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Nebraska utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Omaha Public Power District reported the most: 1,186 minutes per customer. City of Grand Island - (NE) reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Nebraska?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 144 storm episodes in Nebraska since 2015, most often in July (27 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Nebraska with Power Outages Information
Bellevue
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 64,376
Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
Lincoln
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 291,082
Lincoln Electric System (LES)
Omaha
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 486,051
Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)