NPPD announces planned outage in parts of Boyd, Knox, Holt counties

A planned outage is scheduled for electric customers in Boyd County, as well as parts of Holt and Knox County, Sunday, Nov. 6 from 1 to 5 p.m., following the completion of upgrades to the main substation that serves the area.

The outage will impact Nebraska Public Power District customers in the communities of Butte, Bristow, and Lynch, as well as the Village of Spencer, and Niobrara Valley Electric Membership Corporation customers in rural Boyd County, northwestern Knox County and northern Holt County.

The first of two planned outages occurred on Sept. 18, so crews could begin making substati...