Power Outages in Clay County, KS
Bluestem Electric Coop Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Clay Center - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
Clay County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clay County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/clay-county
Bluestem Electric Coop Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Clay Center - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,511 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Clay Center - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Bluestem Electric Coop Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestem Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Clay Center - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clay 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67432 | 99 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 67487 | 14 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 67468 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67458 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67447 | ≤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 Clay County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Clay County right now.
Clay County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flood Warning ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
Latest Clay County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 142 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 141 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Clay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clay County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,867 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 5,867 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48 | 160 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 107 | 522 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 173 | 2,346 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 945 | 5,867 | 32.0 |
| 2019 | 558 | 697 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 71 | 680 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 76 | 861 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 69 | 467 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 80 | 456 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 95 | 306 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 85 | 522 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Clay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clay 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
- 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 ice storms exposure · 4.1 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 Clay County: FAQ
- How often does Clay County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clay County, KS logged 85 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clay County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,867 customers without power, beginning June 2, 2018 and lasting about 2d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Clay County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clay County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clay County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Bluestem Electric Coop Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clay County.
67432, 67447, 67458, 67468, 67487
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 | |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Bluestem Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Clay Center - (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/20027 and /api/v1/counties/20027/history.