Power Outages in Harper County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Harper County, KS across 1 reported incident. Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc, Southern Pioneer Electric Company, Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc and Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Anthony - (KS) and City of Attica - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Harper County, KS is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/harper-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Harper County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/harper-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Anthony - (KS) and City of Attica - (KS).
0.0%of this county's ~2,734 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Anthony - (KS), City of Attica - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc, Southern Pioneer Electric Company, Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc, Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Anthony - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Attica - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Harper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67003 | 58 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 67058 | 44 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 67009 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 67049 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67036 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67018 | ≤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 Harper County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Harper County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Warning ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Harper 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 Harper Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Harper County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,264 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 396 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 27 | 14 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 42 | 60 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 125 | 1,264 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 125 | 323 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 117 | 166 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 111 | 79 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 149 | 396 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 128 | 116 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Harper County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Harper 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
- Southern Pioneer Electric Company16.4¢12,608 cust
- Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc11.0¢203 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 · 0.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Harper County: FAQ
- How often does Harper County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Harper County, KS logged 128 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Harper County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,264 customers without power, beginning July 9, 2020 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Harper County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Harper County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc, Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc, Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc, Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Harper County.
67003, 67009, 67018, 67036, 67049, 67058, 67150
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 | - |
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Attica - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Anthony - (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/20077 and /api/v1/counties/20077/history. Live data as of .