Power Outages in Pottawatomie County, KS
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Pottawatomie County, KS. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Pottawatomie County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Pottawatomie County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Pottawatomie County has been under 88 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×21
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×19
- Extreme Heat Warning ×17
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Extreme Heat Watch ×8
- Flood Advisory ×6
Latest Pottawatomie County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 629 customers out (6.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 694 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,359 customers out (14% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,359 customers out (14% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,359 customers out (14% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,359 customers out (14% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pottawatomie County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pottawatomie County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,974 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,974 customers out) · decade average 2.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 218 | 1,632 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 267 | 870 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 295 | 1,542 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 293 | 1,776 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 745 | 1,442 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 295 | 1,336 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 289 | 2,974 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 281 | 606 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 274 | 1,701 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 340 | 1,756 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 286 | 1,867 | 2.3 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 2.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pottawatomie County: FAQ
- How often does Pottawatomie County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pottawatomie County, KS logged 286 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pottawatomie County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,974 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 3d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Pottawatomie County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pottawatomie County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pottawatomie County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pottawatomie County.
66407, 66422, 66432, 66520, 66521, 66535, 66536, 66547, 66549
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/20149 and /api/v1/counties/20149/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers).