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Power Outages in Chase County, KS

As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc in Chase 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. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.

Chase County, KS is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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No outages reported

No active outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc in Chase County.

Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

Live status by utility · Chase County

100%of this county's ~1,395 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

Only visible while reporting outages: Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Evergy Kansas Central, IncLive · county01,1250.0%-0-
Flint Hills Rural E C A, IncLive · county08140.0%---
Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS)Outages onlynone reported------
Evergy MetroLive · countyno county report------

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Chase 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.

Power-dependent
45
Oxygen service
22
Dialysis (facility)
33
Home health / hospice
22
By ZIP code (5)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
66845150120
66869≤110≤11≤11
66862≤110≤110
66843≤110≤110
66840≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Chase County, KS

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Chase County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Chase County

Chase County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.

  • Flood Warning ×5
  • Flood Watch ×5
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
  • Frost Advisory ×2
  • Tornado Watch ×1

Latest Chase County, KS outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 4h 44m

  2. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 531 customers out

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,099 customers out (56% of the county)

  4. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 6h 5m

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 165 customers out (24% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 10m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 251 customers out (36% of the county)

Outage trend · Chase County, KS
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Chase County, KS: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Chase County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Chase County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,265 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 5.2 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Chase County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 6.1h, 2016 3.3h, 2017 5.8h, 2018 3.9h, 2019 66.2h, 2020 4.2h, 2021 20.2h, 2022 5.2h, 2023 17.4h, 2024 7.1h, 2025 5.2h. Highlighted: 2019.0204060806.1h20153.3h20165.8h20173.9h201866.2h20194.2h202020.2h20215.2h202217.4h20237.1h20245.2h2025
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Worst year here was 2019 (peak 699 customers out) · decade average 13.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
2015603286.1
2016753283.3
2017646995.8
2018853783.9
201964969966.2
2020856994.2
20218069920.2
2022872885.2
20239469917.4
20241033787.1
2025776995.2

Cost of power in Chase County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Chase 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.

14.6¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 20% since 2015
vs Kansas avg 15.3¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 20, 20261,2654h 49m
February 28, 20216991h 45m
April 20, 20236991d 4h
January 10, 20206992h
February 22, 20216991h 30m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 13.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneNo Rating
TornadoRelatively Low
Ice stormRelatively Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireRelatively Low
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Power outages in Chase County: FAQ

How often does Chase County, KS lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Chase County, KS logged 77 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Chase County, KS?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,265 customers without power, beginning September 20, 2026 and lasting about 4h 49m.
Is there a power outage in Chase County, KS right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Chase County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Chase County, KS?
Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc.
Nearby counties
Butler CountyGreenwood CountyLyon CountyMarion County
ZIP codes in Chase County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chase County.

66843, 66845, 66850, 66862, 66869

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Evergy Metro2.6 hrsLive · county-
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc2.1 hrsLive · county
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Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc-Live · county-
Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS)-Outages only-

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/20017 and /api/v1/counties/20017/history.