Power Outages in Lane County, KS
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Dighton - (KS). In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Lane County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/lane-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lane County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/lane-county
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Dighton - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~744 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Dighton - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dighton - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67839 | 24 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 67850 | ≤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 Lane County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Lane County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Flood Watch ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lane County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Lane County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5 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 0.2 hrs.
Cost of power in Lane County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lane 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.
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)12.0¢29,779 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 winter weather exposure.
Power outages in Lane County: FAQ
- How often does Lane County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lane County, KS logged 9 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lane County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2026 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lane County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lane County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lane County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lane County.
67839, 67850
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Dighton - (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/20101 and /api/v1/counties/20101/history.