Power Outages in Ellis County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Ellis County, KS across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
Ellis County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/ellis-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ellis County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/ellis-county
7.6%of this county's ~17,891 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,358 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Western Coop Electric Assn 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.
Active outages in Ellis County1
Individual outages as listed by Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ellis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67601 | 308 | 16 | 247 | ≤11 |
| 67671 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 67674 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67627 | ≤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 Ellis County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ellis County right now.
Ellis County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Ellis 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 Ellis Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ellis County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,661 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,661 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 108 | 4,220 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 282 | 9,333 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 315 | 1,492 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 364 | 8,645 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 347 | 6,672 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 260 | 4,161 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 216 | 9,661 | 9.2 |
| 2022 | 264 | 4,454 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 247 | 4,660 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 347 | 2,536 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 122 | 6,000 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Ellis County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ellis 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
- Western Coop Electric Assn Inc14.6¢5,800 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 · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ellis County: FAQ
- How often does Ellis County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ellis County, KS logged 122 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ellis County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,661 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 12d.
- Is there a power outage in Ellis County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Ellis County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ellis County.
67601, 67627, 67637, 67640, 67660, 67667, 67671, 67674
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 | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/20051 and /api/v1/counties/20051/history. Live data as of .