Power Outages in Franklin County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Metro in Franklin County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Ottawa - (KS) and City of Pomona - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Franklin County, KS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/franklin-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/franklin-county
No active outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Metro in Franklin County.
No live feed for City of Ottawa - (KS) and City of Pomona - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,485 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Ottawa - (KS), City of Pomona - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Ottawa - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Pomona - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Metro 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 Franklin 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66067 | 318 | ≤11 | 284 | ≤11 |
| 66092 | 55 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 66076 | 41 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 66078 | 20 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 66095 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 66080 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66079 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66042 | 12 | ≤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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×3
Latest Franklin County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 59m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 228 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 663 customers out (3.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,597 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,597 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 303 | 1,565 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 318 | 2,816 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 290 | 4,362 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 300 | 3,212 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 533 | 1,905 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 353 | 2,620 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 458 | 2,819 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 404 | 2,711 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 395 | 4,597 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 387 | 1,897 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 432 | 2,314 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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
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? →
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, KS logged 432 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,597 customers without power, beginning July 31, 2023 and lasting about 2d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
66042, 66067, 66076, 66078, 66079, 66080, 66092, 66095
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 · county | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | |
| City of Ottawa - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Pomona - (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/20059 and /api/v1/counties/20059/history.