Power Outages in Rice County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 95 customers are without power in Rice County, KS across 1 reported incident. Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Sterling - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
Rice County, KS is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/rice-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rice County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/rice-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Sterling - (KS).
0.0%of this county's ~9,967 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Sterling - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sterling - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rice 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67554 | 49 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 67524 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67512 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67457 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67427 | ≤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 Rice County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rice County right now.
Rice County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 13, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Warning ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rice County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Rice Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rice County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,664 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 2,664 customers out) · decade average 9.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 452 | 2,664 | 11.4 |
| 2016 | 561 | 2,664 | 18.1 |
| 2017 | 483 | 2,664 | 33.8 |
| 2018 | 172 | 405 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 416 | 1,381 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 122 | 2,664 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 122 | 2,288 | 12.2 |
| 2022 | 135 | 2,168 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 106 | 2,144 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 261 | 2,664 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 254 | 703 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Rice County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rice 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
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)12.0¢29,779 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 · 9.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rice County: FAQ
- How often does Rice County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rice County, KS logged 254 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rice County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,664 customers without power, beginning June 21, 2020 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Rice County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 95 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Rice County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rice County.
67427, 67457, 67512, 67524, 67554, 67573, 67579
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | Live · total only | - |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Sterling - (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/20159 and /api/v1/counties/20159/history. Live data as of .