Power Outages in Marion County, KS
Is there a power outage in Marion County, KS right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Kansas South, Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Marion County, KS. Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Hillsboro - (KS) and City of Marion - (KS).
Marion County, KS is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/marion-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Marion County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/marion-county
Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Kansas South, Inc list 1 small outage in Marion County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Hillsboro - (KS) and City of Marion - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Marion 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, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS), City of Hillsboro - (KS) and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
53%of this county's ~3,600 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hillsboro - (KS), City of Marion - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,853 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 63 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | +1 small outage (<5 each) | 1 | October 19, 2026 20:15 UTC | |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hillsboro - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Marion - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Kansas South, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Marion County1
Individual outages as listed by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | Unidentified | Enroute | October 19, 2026 20:15 UTC | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Marion 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66861 | 66 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 67063 | 38 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 66866 | 25 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 66851 | 15 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 67483 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67475 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67438 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67073 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67053 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66859 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66858 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Marion County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Marion County right now.
Marion County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Flood Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Marion County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 172 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 591 customers out (16% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 26m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 138 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,008 customers out (14% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 632 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Marion County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marion County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,738 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,738 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 157 | 1,477 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 229 | 862 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 263 | 1,714 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 213 | 1,419 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 569 | 615 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 193 | 320 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 213 | 1,738 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 247 | 1,621 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 254 | 1,525 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 220 | 1,236 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 230 | 641 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Marion County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Marion 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 Kansas South, Inc14.5¢305,665 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 · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Marion County: FAQ
- How often does Marion County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marion County, KS logged 230 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marion County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,738 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 4d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Marion County, KS right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Kansas South, Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Marion County, KS. Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Hillsboro - (KS) and City of Marion - (KS).
- Which utilities serve Marion County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS), 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 Marion County.
66851, 66858, 66859, 66861, 66866, 67053, 67063, 67073, 67438, 67475, 67483
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 Marion 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 ↗ |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 4.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | Live · county | - |
| Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Hillsboro - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Marion - (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/20115 and /api/v1/counties/20115/history.