Power Outages in Osborne County, KS
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Osborne - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Osborne County, KS is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Osborne County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/osborne-county
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Osborne - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,558 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Osborne - (KS). 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, Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Osborne - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Osborne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67473 | 38 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 67437 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 67651 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67623 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67474 | ≤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 Osborne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Osborne County right now.
Osborne County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Warning ×2
Latest Osborne County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 103 customers out (5.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Osborne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Osborne County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 739 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 698 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 58 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 79 | 600 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 140 | 251 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 71 | 12 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 79 | 327 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 95 | 739 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 51 | 698 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Osborne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Osborne 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
- 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 1.3 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 Osborne County: FAQ
- How often does Osborne County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Osborne County, KS logged 51 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Osborne County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 739 customers without power, beginning August 1, 2024 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Osborne County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Osborne County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Osborne County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Osborne County.
67437, 67473, 67485, 67623, 67651, 67673
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 | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Osborne - (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/20141 and /api/v1/counties/20141/history.