Power Outages in McPherson County, KS
Is there a power outage in McPherson County, KS right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in McPherson County, KS. Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Galva - (KS), City of Lindsborg - (KS), City of McPherson - (KS) and City of Moundridge - (KS).
McPherson County, KS is served by 11 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McPherson County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/mcpherson-county
No active outages are reported by DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in McPherson County.
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Galva - (KS), City of Lindsborg - (KS), City of McPherson - (KS) and City of Moundridge - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in McPherson 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, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Evergy Kansas South, Inc, City of McPherson - (KS), Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. and 4 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
6.2%of this county's ~22,996 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Galva - (KS), City of Lindsborg - (KS), City of McPherson - (KS), City of Moundridge - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 991 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 435 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Galva - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lindsborg - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of McPherson - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Moundridge - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Midwest Energy 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 McPherson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67460 | 142 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 67456 | 38 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 67107 | 32 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 67546 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 67443 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67491 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67464 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67428 | ≤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 McPherson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for McPherson County right now.
McPherson County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×19
- Flood Watch ×5
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in McPherson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McPherson County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,089 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,089 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 135 | 757 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 144 | 1,533 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 165 | 796 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 137 | 118 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 560 | 634 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 160 | 804 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 168 | 2,089 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 169 | 736 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 166 | 1,512 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 171 | 635 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 190 | 737 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in McPherson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McPherson 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
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)12.0¢29,779 cust
- City of McPherson - (KS)9.5¢7,462 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 · 0.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in McPherson County: FAQ
- How often does McPherson County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McPherson County, KS logged 190 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McPherson County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,089 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in McPherson County, KS right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Kansas South, Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in McPherson County, KS. Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Galva - (KS), City of Lindsborg - (KS), City of McPherson - (KS) and City of Moundridge - (KS).
- Which utilities serve McPherson County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., 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 McPherson County.
67107, 67428, 67443, 67456, 67460, 67464, 67476, 67491, 67546
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 McPherson 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 ↗ |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 4.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of McPherson - (KS) | 0.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | Live · county | - |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Moundridge - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lindsborg - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Galva - (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/20113 and /api/v1/counties/20113/history.