Power Outages in Ellsworth County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Ellsworth County, KS. Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Holyrood - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Ellsworth County, KS is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/ellsworth-county
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- October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ellsworth County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/ellsworth-county
No active outages are reported by Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Ellsworth County.
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Holyrood - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~2,119 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Holyrood - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,835 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,733 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Holyrood - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, 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 Ellsworth 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67439 | 47 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 67490 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 67454 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67459 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67450 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67444 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Ellsworth County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ellsworth County right now.
Ellsworth County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
Latest Ellsworth County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 154 customers out (4.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 151 customers out (10% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 129 customers out (8.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ellsworth County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ellsworth County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 842 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 842 customers out) · decade average 0.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 18 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 21 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 27 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 11 | 842 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 61 | 53 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 21 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Ellsworth County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ellsworth 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
- 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 High ice storms exposure · 0.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ellsworth County: FAQ
- How often does Ellsworth County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ellsworth County, KS logged 13 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ellsworth County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 842 customers without power, beginning July 29, 2018 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Ellsworth County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ellsworth County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ellsworth County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ellsworth County.
67439, 67444, 67450, 67454, 67459, 67490
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | Live · county | - |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Holyrood - (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/20053 and /api/v1/counties/20053/history.