Power Outages in Finney County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Finney County, KS across 2 reported incidents. City of Garden City, Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) and Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Finney County, KS is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/finney-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Finney County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/finney-county
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc
- City of Garden City
0.0%of this county's ~27,870 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: City of Garden City, Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS), Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Garden City | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | Outages only | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Finney 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67846 | 261 | 17 | 238 | ≤11 |
| 67868 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67851 | ≤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 Finney County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Finney County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Finney 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 Finney Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Finney County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,258 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,258 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | 149 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 276 | 1,199 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 320 | 1,035 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 281 | 776 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 338 | 689 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 318 | 2,258 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 338 | 2,220 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Finney County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Finney 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.
- Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢20,109 cust
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc12.4¢14,374 cust
- City of Garden City16.5¢10,458 cust
- Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS)11.8¢5,038 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 winter weather exposure · 0.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Finney County: FAQ
- How often does Finney County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Finney County, KS logged 338 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Finney County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,258 customers without power, beginning January 8, 2024 and lasting about 7d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Finney County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Finney County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Garden City, Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc, Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Finney County.
67846, 67851, 67868
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) | 4.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | 5.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Garden City | - | 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/20055 and /api/v1/counties/20055/history. Live data as of .