Power Outages in Ottawa County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Bluestem Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop in Ottawa County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Minneapolis - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.7 hours.
Ottawa County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/ottawa-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ottawa County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/ottawa-county
No active outages are reported by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Bluestem Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop in Ottawa County.
No live feed for City of Minneapolis - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~2,464 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Minneapolis - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,736 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 871 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Bluestem Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Minneapolis - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Bluestem Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop 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 Ottawa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67467 | 40 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 67422 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67484 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67436 | ≤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 Ottawa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ottawa County right now.
Ottawa County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flood Watch ×6
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
Latest Ottawa County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 157 customers out (6.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ottawa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ottawa County went about 3.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,406 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 3.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,406 customers out) · decade average 10.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 82 | 388 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 126 | 1,406 | 9.4 |
| 2017 | 145 | 1,406 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 135 | 757 | 13.6 |
| 2019 | 690 | 1,406 | 19.3 |
| 2020 | 146 | 1,406 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 124 | 1,406 | 31.8 |
| 2022 | 169 | 1,406 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 152 | 108 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 144 | 1,406 | 5.2 |
| 2025 | 151 | 407 | 3.7 |
Cost of power in Ottawa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ottawa 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
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 High ice storms exposure · 10.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ottawa County: FAQ
- How often does Ottawa County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ottawa County, KS logged 151 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ottawa County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,406 customers without power, beginning May 27, 2019 and lasting about 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Ottawa County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ottawa County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ottawa County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Bluestem Electric Coop Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ottawa County.
67422, 67436, 67467, 67480, 67484
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 · county | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Bluestem Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Minneapolis - (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/20143 and /api/v1/counties/20143/history.