Power Outages in Hamilton County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hamilton County, KS across 1 reported incident. 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 2.9 hours.
Hamilton County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/hamilton-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hamilton County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/hamilton-county
0.0%of this county's ~2,977 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS), Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hamilton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67878 | 29 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 67857 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67836 | ≤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 Hamilton County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Hamilton County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Hamilton 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 Hamilton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hamilton County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 896 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 592 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 607 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 184 | 313 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 166 | 592 | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 150 | 593 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 181 | 292 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 167 | 896 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 194 | 654 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Hamilton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hamilton 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
- 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.
Very Low ice storms exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hamilton County: FAQ
- How often does Hamilton County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hamilton County, KS logged 194 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hamilton County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 896 customers without power, beginning November 8, 2024 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Hamilton County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hamilton County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS), Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hamilton County.
67836, 67857, 67878
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 | - |
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/20075 and /api/v1/counties/20075/history. Live data as of .