Power Outages in Brown County, KS
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Metro publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Brown-Atchison E C A Inc, City of Horton - (KS), City of Morrill - (KS), City of Robinson - (KS), City of Sabetha - (KS) and Doniphan Elec Coop Assn, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.9 hours.
Brown County, KS is served by 8 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/brown-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Brown County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/brown-county
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Metro publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Brown-Atchison E C A Inc, City of Horton - (KS), City of Morrill - (KS), City of Robinson - (KS), City of Sabetha - (KS) and Doniphan Elec Coop Assn, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,648 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Brown-Atchison E C A Inc, City of Horton - (KS), City of Morrill - (KS), City of Robinson - (KS), City of Sabetha - (KS), Doniphan Elec Coop Assn, Inc. 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 Metro.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brown-Atchison E C A Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Horton - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Morrill - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Robinson - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sabetha - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Doniphan Elec Coop Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Brown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66434 | 75 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 66439 | 35 | 0 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 66532 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 66527 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66515 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66425 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66424 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Brown County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Brown County right now.
Brown County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×12
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Brown County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Brown County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brown County went about 6.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,936 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 6.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,606 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 120 | 2,936 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 157 | 2,647 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 126 | 420 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 187 | 1,387 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 239 | 344 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 160 | 1,080 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 152 | 2,606 | 11.9 |
| 2022 | 162 | 252 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 179 | 956 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 181 | 436 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 181 | 2,881 | 6.9 |
Cost of power in Brown County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Brown 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 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 Low ice storms exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Brown County: FAQ
- How often does Brown County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brown County, KS logged 181 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brown County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,936 customers without power, beginning May 25, 2015 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Brown County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Brown County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Brown County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brown County.
66094, 66424, 66425, 66434, 66439, 66515, 66527, 66532
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 | |
| Brown-Atchison E C A Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Doniphan Elec Coop Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Sabetha - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Horton - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Morrill - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Robinson - (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/20013 and /api/v1/counties/20013/history.