Power Outages in Cheyenne County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Cheyenne County, KS across 1 reported incident. Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of St Francis - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.0 hours.
Cheyenne County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/cheyenne-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cheyenne County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/cheyenne-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of St Francis - (KS).
0.0%of this county's ~2,092 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of St Francis - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of St Francis - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cheyenne 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67756 | 51 | 0 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 67731 | ≤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 Cheyenne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cheyenne County right now.
Cheyenne County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×2
- Blowing Dust Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Cheyenne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Cheyenne Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cheyenne County went about 7.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 624 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 7.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 624 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 163 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 22 | 181 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 15 | 549 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 178 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 85 | 389 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | 52 | 363 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 124 | 170 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 92 | 624 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 114 | 437 | 6.4 |
| 2025 | 64 | 217 | 7.0 |
Cost of power in Cheyenne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cheyenne 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.
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)12.0¢29,779 cust
- Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc14.8¢13,245 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cheyenne County: FAQ
- How often does Cheyenne County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cheyenne County, KS logged 64 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cheyenne County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 624 customers without power, beginning May 16, 2023 and lasting about 8d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Cheyenne County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cheyenne County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cheyenne County.
67731, 67756
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of St Francis - (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/20023 and /api/v1/counties/20023/history. Live data as of .