Power Outages in Edwards County, KS
Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Edwards County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/edwards-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Edwards County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/edwards-county
Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,580 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Edwards 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67547 | 33 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 67563 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67552 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67519 | ≤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 Edwards County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Edwards County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Edwards County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Edwards County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,998 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 2017 (peak 1,998 customers out) · decade average 11.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41 | 1,269 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 103 | 1,611 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 96 | 1,998 | 65.0 |
| 2018 | 97 | 1,893 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 114 | 1,861 | 9.1 |
| 2020 | 66 | 1,906 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 1,854 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 59 | 1,848 | 17.7 |
| 2023 | 50 | 829 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 160 | 1,273 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 109 | 808 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Edwards County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Edwards 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
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc12.4¢14,374 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 Low ice storms exposure · 11.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Edwards County: FAQ
- How often does Edwards County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Edwards County, KS logged 109 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Edwards County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,998 customers without power, beginning January 15, 2017 and lasting about 8d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Edwards County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Edwards County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Edwards County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Edwards County.
67519, 67547, 67552, 67563
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 · total only | - |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | 5.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/20047 and /api/v1/counties/20047/history.