Power Outages in Anderson County, KS
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Evergy Metro and Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Garnett - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Anderson County, KS is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Anderson County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/anderson-county
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Evergy Metro and Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Garnett - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,376 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Garnett - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Evergy Metro, Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Garnett - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Anderson Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66032 | 87 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 66093 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66091 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66039 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66033 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66015 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Anderson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Anderson County right now.
Anderson County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Anderson County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 172 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Anderson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Anderson County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,402 customers.
The US EIA reports Kansas utilities averaged 3.2 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,402 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 146 | 553 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 162 | 549 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 166 | 1,049 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 160 | 677 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 329 | 521 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 149 | 555 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 183 | 1,402 | 6.7 |
| 2022 | 170 | 630 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 190 | 559 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 149 | 597 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 183 | 575 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Anderson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Anderson County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc14.6¢343,712 cust
- Evergy Kansas South, Inc14.5¢305,665 cust
- Evergy Metro13.2¢247,426 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Anderson County: FAQ
- How often does Anderson County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Anderson County, KS logged 183 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Anderson County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,402 customers without power, beginning June 11, 2021 and lasting about 2d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Anderson County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Anderson County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Anderson County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Evergy Metro.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Anderson County.
66015, 66032, 66033, 66039, 66091, 66093
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Garnett - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/20003 and /api/v1/counties/20003/history.