Power Outages in Jewell County, KS
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Mankato - (KS) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.8 hours.
Jewell County, KS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jewell County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/jewell-county
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Mankato - (KS) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,197 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Mankato - (KS), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mankato - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jewell 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66956 | 25 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 66970 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66963 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66949 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66942 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66941 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 66936 | ≤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 Jewell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jewell County right now.
Jewell County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×15
- Flood Advisory ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Jewell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jewell County went about 8.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 573 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 8.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 573 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 64 | 326 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 61 | 451 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 64 | 316 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 40 | 204 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 66 | 227 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 62 | 573 | 8.8 |
Cost of power in Jewell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jewell 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.
- Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc14.8¢13,245 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 · 3.2 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 Jewell County: FAQ
- How often does Jewell County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jewell County, KS logged 62 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jewell County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 573 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Jewell County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jewell County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jewell County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jewell County.
66936, 66941, 66942, 66949, 66956, 66963, 66970, 67430
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Mankato - (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/20089 and /api/v1/counties/20089/history.