Power Outages in Phillips County, KS
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.9 hours.
Phillips County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/phillips-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Phillips County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/phillips-county
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~3,119 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Phillips 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67661 | 76 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 67646 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67664 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67647 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67644 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67639 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67621 | ≤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 Phillips County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Phillips County right now.
Phillips County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Phillips County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,728 customers out (39% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 814 customers out (18% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 136 customers out (3.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Phillips County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Phillips County went about 24.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,109 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 24.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,109 customers out) · decade average 12.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 41 | 1,240 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 66 | 1,545 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 190 | 1,489 | 12.7 |
| 2023 | 89 | 1,824 | 8.9 |
| 2024 | 62 | 1,303 | 11.1 |
| 2025 | 113 | 3,109 | 24.9 |
Cost of power in Phillips County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Phillips 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 ice storms exposure · 12.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Phillips County: FAQ
- How often does Phillips County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Phillips County, KS logged 113 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Phillips County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,109 customers without power, beginning March 16, 2025 and lasting about 3d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Phillips County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Phillips County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Phillips County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Phillips County.
67621, 67639, 67644, 67646, 67647, 67661, 67664
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 | - |
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/20147 and /api/v1/counties/20147/history.