Power Outages in Cherokee County, KS
Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc and Twin Valley Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Empire District Electric Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.5 hours.
Cherokee County, KS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cherokee County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/cherokee-county
Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc and Twin Valley Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Empire District Electric Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,322 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Empire District Electric Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Twin Valley Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twin Valley Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cherokee 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66739 | 111 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 66713 | 103 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 66725 | 84 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 67336 | 36 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 66781 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 66770 | 14 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 66773 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66782 | ≤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 Cherokee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cherokee County right now.
Cherokee County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Flood Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Cherokee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cherokee County went about 12.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,982 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 12.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,399 customers out) · decade average 7.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | 1,023 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 66 | 2,473 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 75 | 1,580 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 106 | 1,540 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 602 | 1,373 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 101 | 2,982 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 109 | 1,328 | 12.2 |
| 2022 | 166 | 2,982 | 8.2 |
| 2023 | 298 | 1,416 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | 183 | 1,642 | 11.2 |
| 2025 | 156 | 1,399 | 12.5 |
Cost of power in Cherokee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cherokee 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 South, Inc14.5¢305,665 cust
- Empire District Electric Co13.3¢8,465 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 · 7.5 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 Cherokee County: FAQ
- How often does Cherokee County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cherokee County, KS logged 156 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cherokee County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,982 customers without power, beginning October 1, 2022 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Cherokee County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cherokee County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cherokee County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cherokee County.
66713, 66725, 66739, 66770, 66773, 66778, 66781, 66782, 67336
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Twin Valley Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total 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/20021 and /api/v1/counties/20021/history.