Power Outages in Kearny County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Kearny County, KS across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Lakin - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
Kearny County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/kearny-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kearny County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/kearny-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Lakin - (KS).
70%of this county's ~4,035 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lakin - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,543 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 1 | 272 | 0.4% | - | - | - | |
| City of Lakin - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc and Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) 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 Kearny 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67860 | 36 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 67838 | ≤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 Kearny County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kearny County right now.
Kearny County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×15
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
Latest Kearny County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 207 customers out (6.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kearny 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 Kearny Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kearny County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,487 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 4.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,487 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 11 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 144 | 378 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 181 | 422 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 150 | 430 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 234 | 969 | 9.1 |
| 2024 | 166 | 2,487 | 10.7 |
| 2025 | 176 | 635 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in Kearny County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kearny 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.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kearny County: FAQ
- How often does Kearny County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kearny County, KS logged 176 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kearny County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,487 customers without power, beginning January 8, 2024 and lasting about 12d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Kearny County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Kearny 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 Kearny County.
67838, 67860
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 · county | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) | 4.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Lakin - (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/20093 and /api/v1/counties/20093/history. Live data as of .