Power Outages in Coffey County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Evergy Metro in Coffey County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Burlington - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
Coffey County, KS is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/coffey-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Coffey County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/coffey-county
No active outages are reported by Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Evergy Metro in Coffey County.
No live feed for City of Burlington - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.1%of this county's ~4,888 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Burlington - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Burlington - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Evergy Metro 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, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Coffey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66839 | 51 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 66871 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 66856 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 66857 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66852 | ≤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 Coffey County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Coffey County right now.
Coffey County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Coffey County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Coffey County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,301 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 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 1,301 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 180 | 832 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 201 | 904 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 164 | 591 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 204 | 1,301 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 378 | 604 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 194 | 825 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 230 | 731 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 251 | 814 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 191 | 861 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 199 | 888 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 217 | 827 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in Coffey County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Coffey 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 Kansas South, Inc14.5¢305,665 cust
- Evergy Metro13.2¢247,426 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 · 1.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Coffey County: FAQ
- How often does Coffey County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Coffey County, KS logged 217 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Coffey County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,301 customers without power, beginning March 9, 2018 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Coffey County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Coffey County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Coffey County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Coffey County.
66839, 66852, 66856, 66857, 66871
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 · county | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 4.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Burlington - (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/20031 and /api/v1/counties/20031/history.