Power Outages in Ottawa County, KS
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Ottawa County, KS. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.7 hours.
Ottawa County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Ottawa County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Ottawa County has been under 65 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×22
- Extreme Heat Warning ×15
- Extreme Heat Watch ×8
- Flood Warning ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×3
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 51m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 573 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,094 customers out (78% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,094 customers out (78% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,094 customers out (78% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,094 customers out (78% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,094 customers out (78% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,094 customers out (78% 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 2,990 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,713 customers out) · decade average 10.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 82 | 388 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 126 | 1,689 | 9.7 |
| 2017 | 145 | 1,680 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 135 | 757 | 13.6 |
| 2019 | 690 | 2,990 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 146 | 1,692 | 9.0 |
| 2021 | 124 | 1,713 | 32.3 |
| 2022 | 169 | 1,548 | 10.0 |
| 2023 | 152 | 108 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 144 | 1,694 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 151 | 407 | 3.7 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 10.6 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 2,990 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 EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Evergy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/20143 and /api/v1/counties/20143/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers).