Power Outages in Douglas County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 126 customers are without power in Douglas County, KS across 2 reported incidents. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro and FreeState Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Baldwin City- (KS) and City of Eudora - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Douglas County, KS is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/douglas-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Douglas County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/douglas-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Baldwin City- (KS) and City of Eudora - (KS).
0.0%of this county's ~59,160 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Baldwin City- (KS), City of Eudora - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, FreeState Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FreeState Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Baldwin City- (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Eudora - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Douglas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66049 | 213 | ≤11 | 160 | ≤11 |
| 66044 | 162 | ≤11 | 122 | ≤11 |
| 66047 | 157 | ≤11 | 122 | ≤11 |
| 66046 | 143 | ≤11 | 120 | ≤11 |
| 66006 | 77 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 66025 | 63 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 66050 | 24 | ≤11 | 18 | 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 Douglas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Douglas County right now.
Douglas County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Frost Advisory ×3
Latest Douglas County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 35m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 261 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 565 customers out (0.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Douglas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Douglas Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Douglas County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 26,721 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 17,508 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 745 | 2,791 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 919 | 2,201 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 874 | 5,715 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 951 | 10,022 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 838 | 4,019 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 892 | 5,025 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 858 | 26,721 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 783 | 3,864 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 797 | 10,143 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 813 | 17,508 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 842 | 9,721 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Douglas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Douglas 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
- FreeState Electric Coop17.8¢17,654 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Very High winter weather exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Douglas County: FAQ
- How often does Douglas County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Douglas County, KS logged 842 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Douglas County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 26,721 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2021 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Douglas County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 126 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Douglas County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, FreeState Electric Coop.
Lawrence. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Douglas County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Douglas County.
66006, 66025, 66044, 66045, 66046, 66047, 66049, 66050
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 | |
| FreeState Electric Coop | 5.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Baldwin City- (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Eudora - (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/20045 and /api/v1/counties/20045/history. Live data as of .