Power Outages in Cowley County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc in Cowley County, KS. Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc, City of Udall - (KS) and City of Winfield - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Cowley County, KS is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cowley County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/cowley-county
No active outages are reported by Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc in Cowley County.
Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc, City of Udall - (KS) and City of Winfield - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
56%of this county's ~18,208 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc, City of Udall - (KS), City of Winfield - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 8,955 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,251 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Udall - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Winfield - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc 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 Cowley 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67005 | 203 | ≤11 | 174 | ≤11 |
| 67156 | 191 | ≤11 | 159 | 0 |
| 67146 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 67008 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 67038 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67023 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67019 | ≤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 Cowley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cowley County right now.
Cowley County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Cowley County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 691 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cowley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cowley County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,841 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,918 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 412 | 3,046 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 527 | 1,883 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 455 | 2,438 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 446 | 2,516 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 559 | 3,357 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 519 | 7,841 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 505 | 4,462 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 490 | 941 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 491 | 2,256 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 459 | 1,290 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 578 | 3,918 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Cowley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cowley 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
- Evergy Metro13.2¢247,426 cust
- City of Winfield - (KS)13.5¢6,299 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 · 1.4 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 Cowley County: FAQ
- How often does Cowley County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cowley County, KS logged 578 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cowley County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,841 customers without power, beginning October 27, 2020 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Cowley County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cowley County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cowley County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Evergy Metro, Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cowley County.
67005, 67008, 67019, 67023, 67038, 67102, 67131, 67146, 67156
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 South, Inc | 4.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) | - | Outages only | - |
| Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Udall - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Winfield - (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/20035 and /api/v1/counties/20035/history.