Power Outages in Lyon County, KS
Is there a power outage in Lyon County, KS right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc in Lyon County, KS.
Lyon County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 03:10 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lyon County, KS", live data as of October 20, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/lyon-county
No active outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc in Lyon County.
Report an outage in Lyon County, KS
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Evergy Metro and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
79%of this county's ~19,035 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 14,996 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 47 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc 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 Lyon 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66801 | 235 | ≤11 | 185 | ≤11 |
| 66835 | 17 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 66868 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66865 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66864 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66854 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66833 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66830 | ≤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 Lyon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lyon County right now.
Lyon County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×9
- Flood Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×7
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Lyon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lyon County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,082 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 7,082 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 425 | 850 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 525 | 2,684 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 477 | 921 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 546 | 1,889 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 673 | 3,534 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | 544 | 719 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 512 | 7,082 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 513 | 2,343 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 548 | 2,741 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 554 | 3,596 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 476 | 3,353 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Lyon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lyon 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.
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc14.6¢343,712 cust
- Evergy Metro13.2¢247,426 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lyon County: FAQ
- How often does Lyon County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lyon County, KS logged 476 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lyon County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,082 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lyon County, KS right now?
- No. As of October 20, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc in Lyon County, KS.
- Which utilities serve Lyon County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lyon County.
66801, 66830, 66833, 66835, 66854, 66864, 66865, 66868
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Lyon County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kansas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/20111 and /api/v1/counties/20111/history.