Power Outages in Meade County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Meade County, KS across 1 reported incident. CMS Electric Coop Inc and Southern Pioneer Electric Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Meade - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Meade County, KS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/meade-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Meade County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/meade-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Meade - (KS).
0.0%of this county's ~1,376 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Meade - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: CMS Electric Coop Inc, Southern Pioneer Electric Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Meade - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Meade 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67864 | 40 | 0 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 67844 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 67869 | ≤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 Meade County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Meade County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Meade 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 Meade Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Meade County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 27 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 0.1 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 16 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Meade County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Meade 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.
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc12.4¢14,374 cust
- Southern Pioneer Electric Company16.4¢12,608 cust
- CMS Electric Coop Inc21.7¢3,221 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 ice storms exposure.
Power outages in Meade County: FAQ
- How often does Meade County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Meade County, KS logged 11 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Meade County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 27 customers without power, beginning October 13, 2026 and lasting about 1d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Meade County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Meade County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include CMS Electric Coop Inc, Southern Pioneer Electric Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Meade County.
67844, 67864, 67869
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | 5.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Meade - (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/20119 and /api/v1/counties/20119/history. Live data as of .