Power Outages in Osage County, KS
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro and FreeState Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Burlingame - (KS), City of Osage City - (KS) and City of Scranton - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Osage County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/osage-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Osage County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/osage-county
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro and FreeState Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Burlingame - (KS), City of Osage City - (KS) and City of Scranton - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,511 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Burlingame - (KS), City of Osage City - (KS), City of Scranton - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, FreeState Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FreeState Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Burlingame - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Osage City - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Scranton - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Osage 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66523 | 57 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 66414 | 34 | 0 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 66524 | 33 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 66413 | 20 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 66451 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 66543 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 66537 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66528 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 66510 | ≤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 Osage County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Osage County right now.
Osage County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×9
- Flood Watch ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
Latest Osage County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 53m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 154 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 590 customers out (5.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 112 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Osage County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Osage County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,513 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,113 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 252 | 2,351 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 270 | 2,387 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 258 | 3,513 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 307 | 2,380 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 474 | 2,113 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | 290 | 2,920 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 346 | 2,436 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 308 | 2,201 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 307 | 2,421 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 311 | 1,480 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 307 | 2,400 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Osage County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Osage 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 Metro13.2¢247,426 cust
- FreeState Electric Coop17.8¢17,654 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.
Very High 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 Osage County: FAQ
- How often does Osage County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Osage County, KS logged 307 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Osage County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,513 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2017 and lasting about 3d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Osage County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Osage County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Osage County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, FreeState Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Osage County.
66413, 66414, 66451, 66510, 66523, 66524, 66528, 66537, 66543
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| FreeState Electric Coop | 5.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Burlingame - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Osage City - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Scranton - (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/20139 and /api/v1/counties/20139/history.