Power Outages in Barton County, KS
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc and Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Ellinwood - (KS) and City of Hoisington - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Barton County, KS is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/barton-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Barton County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/barton-county
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc and Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Ellinwood - (KS) and City of Hoisington - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~17,022 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Ellinwood - (KS), City of Hoisington - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ellinwood - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hoisington - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Barton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67530 | 286 | ≤11 | 246 | 0 |
| 67544 | 40 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 67526 | 39 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 67567 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67564 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67525 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67511 | ≤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 Barton County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Barton County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×12
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Warning ×3
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Barton County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 415 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 552 customers out (3.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 192 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Barton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barton County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,942 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 10,807 customers out) · decade average 5.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83 | 1,159 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 277 | 1,331 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 283 | 2,613 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 312 | 820 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 334 | 1,682 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 406 | 10,942 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 408 | 5,364 | 10.3 |
| 2022 | 347 | 5,575 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 368 | 10,807 | 17.0 |
| 2024 | 382 | 9,029 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 384 | 1,658 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Barton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Barton 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.
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)12.0¢29,779 cust
- Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢20,109 cust
- Western Coop Electric Assn Inc14.6¢5,800 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 High ice storms exposure · 5.5 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 Barton County: FAQ
- How often does Barton County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barton County, KS logged 384 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barton County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,942 customers without power, beginning June 21, 2020 and lasting about 2d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Barton County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Barton County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Barton County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barton County.
67525, 67526, 67530, 67544, 67564
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Hoisington - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Ellinwood - (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/20009 and /api/v1/counties/20009/history.