Power Outages in Butler County, KS
Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Evergy Metro, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc and Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc and City of Augusta - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Butler County, KS is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Butler County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/butler-county
Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Evergy Metro, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc and Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc and City of Augusta - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~34,185 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc, City of Augusta - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Evergy Metro, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Augusta - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Butler 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67042 | 228 | ≤11 | 196 | ≤11 |
| 67010 | 193 | ≤11 | 164 | ≤11 |
| 67002 | 121 | ≤11 | 101 | 0 |
| 67133 | 60 | 0 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 67039 | 38 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 67144 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 67017 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 67074 | 19 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 67154 | 17 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 67132 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67123 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67072 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66842 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Butler County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Butler County right now.
Butler County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Butler County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 809 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 465 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 428 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
Hardest-hit cities in Butler County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Butler County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,074 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 5,574 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 583 | 4,523 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 823 | 1,421 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 862 | 1,864 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 721 | 1,540 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 811 | 5,893 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 712 | 1,027 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 722 | 12,074 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 713 | 5,574 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 715 | 1,715 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 783 | 4,774 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 751 | 2,830 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Butler County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Butler 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.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Butler County: FAQ
- How often does Butler County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Butler County, KS logged 751 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Butler County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,074 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Butler County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Butler County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Butler County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS), Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Butler County.
66840, 66842, 67002, 67010, 67012, 67017, 67039, 67041, 67042, 67072, 67074, 67123, 67132, 67133, 67144, 67154
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 | - |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) | - | Outages only | - |
| Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Augusta - (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/20015 and /api/v1/counties/20015/history.