Power Outages in Bourbon County, KS
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Bourbon County, KS. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Bourbon County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Bourbon County.
No active NWS alerts for Bourbon County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Bourbon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bourbon County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,900 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,530 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 291 | 2,906 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 334 | 3,060 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 343 | 2,954 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 356 | 4,161 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 463 | 421 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 325 | 1,668 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 355 | 5,530 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 323 | 5,326 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 314 | 2,868 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 308 | 5,900 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 354 | 1,169 | 1.3 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Bourbon County: FAQ
- How often does Bourbon County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bourbon County, KS logged 354 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bourbon County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,900 customers without power, beginning September 22, 2024 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Bourbon County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bourbon County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bourbon County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bourbon County.
66701, 66716, 66738, 66741, 66754, 66769, 66779
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERGY METRO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Evergy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/20011 and /api/v1/counties/20011/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers).