Power Outages in Decatur County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Decatur County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Oberlin - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
Decatur County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/decatur-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Decatur County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/decatur-county
No active outages are reported by Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Decatur County.
No live feed for City of Oberlin - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
64%of this county's ~2,380 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Oberlin - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,531 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Oberlin - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) 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 Decatur 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67749 | 47 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 67653 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67643 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67635 | ≤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 Decatur County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Decatur County right now.
Decatur County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Decatur County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Decatur County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,420 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 4.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 668 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 668 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 21 | 668 | 26.3 |
| 2018 | 20 | 228 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 24 | 659 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 18 | 509 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | 11 | 959 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 168 | 1,420 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 82 | 1,161 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 205 | 961 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 171 | 428 | 4.4 |
Cost of power in Decatur County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Decatur 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 high winds exposure · 7.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Decatur County: FAQ
- How often does Decatur County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Decatur County, KS logged 171 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Decatur County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,420 customers without power, beginning July 4, 2022 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Decatur County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Decatur County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Decatur County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Decatur County.
67635, 67643, 67653, 67749
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 · county | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Oberlin - (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/20039 and /api/v1/counties/20039/history.