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Nebraska Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing

Nebraska households average 10.7 hrs/yr (642 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 1.23 outages/year (Reliability Grade D — High Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 11.42 ¢/kWh.

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Electric Utilities Operating in Nebraska (EIA Form 861)

Utility NameOwnershipCustomersOutages/YrAnnual Outage TimeAvg RestorationResidential Rate
Omaha Public Power District (#14127)Political Subdivision362,9181.68x/yr1186 min (19.8h)706 min12.36 ¢/kWh
Lincoln Electric System (#11018)Municipal134,9120.70x/yr187 min (3.1h)267 min10.86 ¢/kWh
Nebraska Public Power District (#13337)Political Subdivision73,6500.74x/yr74 min (1.2h)100 min10.63 ¢/kWh
City of Grand Island - (NE) (#40606)Municipal22,7990.45x/yr12 min (0.2h)27 min10.93 ¢/kWh
Norris Public Power District (#13664)Political Subdivision18,3871.60x/yr204 min (3.4h)128 min9.61 ¢/kWh
Loup River Public Power Dist (#11251)Political Subdivision16,2920.90x/yr63 min (1.0h)70 min10.59 ¢/kWh
Dawson Power District (#4911)Political Subdivision16,0801.00x/yr138 min (2.3h)100 min11.41 ¢/kWh
Southern Public Power District (#17642)Political Subdivision15,2151.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min9.21 ¢/kWh
City of Fremont - (NE) (#6779)Municipal14,0770.19x/yr18 min (0.3h)94 min11.97 ¢/kWh
City of North Platte (#13725)Municipal11,9061.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min11.36 ¢/kWh
City of Hastings - (NE) (#8245)Municipal11,6110.20x/yr30 min (0.5h)148 min11.32 ¢/kWh
Cornhusker Public Power Dist (#4373)Political Subdivision7,3851.00x/yr413 min (6.9h)100 min10.84 ¢/kWh
City of Beatrice - (NE) (#1427)Municipal6,9681.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min8.93 ¢/kWh
North Central Public Pwr Dist (#13698)Political Subdivision6,9231.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min10.97 ¢/kWh
Northeast Power (#13739)Political Subdivision6,8461.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min9.73 ¢/kWh
Twin Valleys Public Power Dist (#20456)Political Subdivision6,7381.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min13.52 ¢/kWh
Niobrara Valley El Member Corp (#13610)Cooperative6,5061.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min11.10 ¢/kWh
City of Nebraska City (#13334)Municipal6,3651.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min10.54 ¢/kWh
Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist (#5780)Political Subdivision6,1461.62x/yr170 min (2.8h)105 min9.41 ¢/kWh
Loup Valleys Rural P P D (#11250)Political Subdivision5,9241.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min11.67 ¢/kWh
Howard Greeley Rural P P D (#8924)Political Subdivision5,8871.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min11.60 ¢/kWh
Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist (#3205)Political Subdivision5,5561.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min8.44 ¢/kWh
City of Alliance- (NE) (#367)Municipal5,2521.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min12.30 ¢/kWh
City of South Sioux City (#17577)Municipal5,2171.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min12.90 ¢/kWh
McCook Public Power District (#10550)Political Subdivision5,1231.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min10.68 ¢/kWh
Wheat Belt Public Power Dist (#20509)Political Subdivision5,0501.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min14.12 ¢/kWh
KBR Rural Public Power District (#10065)Political Subdivision5,0081.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min14.09 ¢/kWh
Polk County Rural Pub Pwr Dist (#15188)Political Subdivision4,9321.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min13.00 ¢/kWh
Y-W Electric Assn Inc (#21075)Cooperative4,8761.00x/yr270 min (4.5h)100 min15.64 ¢/kWh
Butler Public Power District - (NE) (#2643)Political Subdivision4,7741.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min11.10 ¢/kWh
Custer Public Power District (#4671)Political Subdivision4,7070.78x/yr83 min (1.4h)106 min12.71 ¢/kWh
City of Sidney - (NE) (#17149)Municipal4,4681.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min13.68 ¢/kWh
Burt County Public Power Dist (#2599)Political Subdivision4,3141.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min14.41 ¢/kWh
Perennial Public Power Dist (#21111)Political Subdivision4,1421.13x/yr141 min (2.4h)125 min9.74 ¢/kWh
City of Crete (#4527)Municipal4,1381.23x/yr642 min (10.7h)521 min10.20 ¢/kWh