Power Outages in Morton County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Morton County, KS across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Morton County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/morton-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morton County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/morton-county
100%of this county's ~2,318 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 1 | 1,890 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | Live · county | 0 | 1,213 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) 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 Morton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67950 | 49 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 67954 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67953 | ≤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 Morton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Morton County right now.
Morton County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Morton County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 526 customers out (17% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Morton 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 Morton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morton County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,066 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.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,066 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 67 | 326 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 52 | 1,066 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | 44 | 49 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 53 | 1,066 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 53 | 1,066 | 10.2 |
| 2023 | 45 | 34 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 40 | 301 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 41 | 14 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Morton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morton 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.
- Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS)11.8¢5,038 cust
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)16.3¢1,110 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 wildfire exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Morton County: FAQ
- How often does Morton County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morton County, KS logged 41 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morton County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,066 customers without power, beginning August 24, 2019 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Morton County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Morton County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS), Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morton County.
67950, 67953, 67954
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) | 4.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | - | 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/20129 and /api/v1/counties/20129/history. Live data as of .