Power Outages in Ness County, KS
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Ness County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ness County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/ness-county
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~1,308 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ness 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67560 | 23 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 67584 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67572 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67521 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67516 | ≤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 Ness County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ness County right now.
Ness County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Ness County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ness County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 545 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 5.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 138 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | 270 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 51 | 272 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 36 | 138 | 9.0 |
| 2018 | 49 | 389 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 49 | 147 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 50 | 156 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 27 | 545 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 17 | 541 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 16 | 490 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 65 | 143 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 60 | 483 | 5.5 |
Cost of power in Ness County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ness 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.
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)12.0¢29,779 cust
- Western Coop Electric Assn Inc14.6¢5,800 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 · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Ness County: FAQ
- How often does Ness County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ness County, KS logged 60 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ness County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 545 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2021 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Ness County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ness County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ness County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ness County.
67515, 67516, 67518, 67521, 67560, 67572, 67584
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/20135 and /api/v1/counties/20135/history.