Power Outages in Norton County, KS
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Norton. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Norton County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/norton-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Norton County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/norton-county
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Norton: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,673 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Norton. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Norton | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Norton 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67654 | 62 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 67645 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67629 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67622 | ≤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 Norton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Norton County right now.
Norton County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Flood Watch ×5
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Norton County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 199 customers out (4.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Norton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Norton County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,044 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,044 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 22 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 383 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 23 | 241 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 15 | 106 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 204 | 690 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 137 | 496 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 116 | 468 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 155 | 302 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 148 | 396 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 158 | 1,044 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Norton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Norton 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
- Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc14.8¢13,245 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 2.2 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 Norton County: FAQ
- How often does Norton County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Norton County, KS logged 158 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Norton County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,044 customers without power, beginning September 2, 2025 and lasting about 45d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Norton County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Norton County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Norton County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Norton County.
67622, 67629, 67645, 67654
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 | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Norton | - | 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/20137 and /api/v1/counties/20137/history.