Power Outages in Cloud County, KS
Bluestem Electric Coop Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, 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 Glasco - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Cloud County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/cloud-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cloud County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/cloud-county
Bluestem Electric Coop Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Glasco - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,566 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Glasco - (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, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 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 Glasco - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cloud 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66901 | 74 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 66938 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67445 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67466 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67417 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66948 | ≤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 Cloud County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Cloud County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Tornado Watch ×5
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Cloud County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11h 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 315 customers out (5.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cloud County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cloud County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 859 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 745 customers out) · decade average 2.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 340 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 18 | 422 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 21 | 335 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 16 | 329 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 48 | 122 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 192 | 587 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 171 | 859 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 146 | 404 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 176 | 663 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 187 | 745 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 173 | 399 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Cloud County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cloud 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
- 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 · 2.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cloud County: FAQ
- How often does Cloud County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cloud County, KS logged 173 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cloud County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 859 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2021 and lasting about 9h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Cloud County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cloud County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cloud County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Bluestem Electric Coop Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cloud County.
66901, 66938, 66948, 67417, 67445, 67466
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Glasco - (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/20029 and /api/v1/counties/20029/history.