Power Outages in Rawlins County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Rawlins County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Herndon. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Rawlins County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/rawlins-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rawlins County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/rawlins-county
No active outages are reported by Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Rawlins County.
No live feed for City of Herndon: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
45%of this county's ~2,886 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Herndon. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,297 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Herndon | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) 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 Rawlins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67730 | 39 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 67745 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67744 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67739 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Rawlins County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rawlins County right now.
Rawlins County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Blowing Dust Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rawlins County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rawlins County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,806 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 5.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,598 customers out) · decade average 6.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 604 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 36 | 606 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 27 | 1,227 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 34 | 1,604 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1,598 | 15.3 |
| 2020 | 12 | 985 | 10.7 |
| 2021 | 11 | 333 | 9.2 |
| 2022 | 119 | 686 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 119 | 1,806 | 9.4 |
| 2024 | 163 | 1,244 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 102 | 1,609 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Rawlins County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rawlins 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 Low ice storms exposure · 6.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rawlins County: FAQ
- How often does Rawlins County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rawlins County, KS logged 102 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rawlins County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,806 customers without power, beginning October 17, 2023 and lasting about 14h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Rawlins County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rawlins County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rawlins County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rawlins County.
67730, 67739, 67744, 67745
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 · county | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Herndon | - | 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/20153 and /api/v1/counties/20153/history.