Power Outages in Barber County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Barber County, KS across 1 reported incident. CMS Electric Coop Inc, Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc and Southern Pioneer Electric Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Isabel - (KS) and City of Kiowa - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.8 hours.
Barber County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/barber-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Barber County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/barber-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Isabel - (KS) and City of Kiowa - (KS).
0.0%of this county's ~1,573 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Isabel - (KS), City of Kiowa - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: CMS Electric Coop Inc, Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc, Southern Pioneer Electric Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Isabel - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Kiowa - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Barber 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67104 | 51 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 67070 | 27 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 67143 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67138 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67071 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67061 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67057 | ≤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 Barber County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Barber County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×18
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Barber County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 379 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Barber County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Barber Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barber County went about 0.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 582 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 0.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 301 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 105 | 107 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 114 | 301 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 64 | 323 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 48 | 582 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 56 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 56 | 31 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 63 | 84 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 49 | 80 | 0.8 |
Cost of power in Barber County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Barber 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.
- Southern Pioneer Electric Company16.4¢12,608 cust
- CMS Electric Coop Inc21.7¢3,221 cust
- Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc11.0¢203 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.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 0.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Barber County: FAQ
- How often does Barber County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barber County, KS logged 49 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barber County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 582 customers without power, beginning March 5, 2021 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Barber County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 7 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Barber County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc, Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc, Southern Pioneer Electric Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barber County.
67057, 67061, 67070, 67071, 67104, 67138, 67143
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Isabel - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Kiowa - (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/20007 and /api/v1/counties/20007/history. Live data as of .