Power Outages in Rooks County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Rooks County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Stockton - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.8 hours.
Rooks County, KS is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/rooks-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rooks County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/rooks-county
No active outages are reported by Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Rooks County.
No live feed for City of Stockton - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~2,998 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Stockton - (KS). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,375 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,363 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 66 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Stockton - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop 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 Rooks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67669 | 35 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 67663 | 30 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 67675 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67657 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67632 | ≤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 Rooks County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rooks County right now.
Rooks County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Rooks County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,715 customers out (45% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,303 customers out (34% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 408 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,294 customers out (34% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Rooks County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rooks County went about 13.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,715 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 13.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,089 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 54 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 54 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 27 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 146 | 1,007 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 94 | 1,150 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 84 | 995 | 13.3 |
| 2023 | 151 | 949 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 114 | 973 | 6.8 |
| 2025 | 98 | 1,089 | 13.8 |
Cost of power in Rooks County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rooks 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
- Western Coop Electric Assn Inc14.6¢5,800 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 high winds exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rooks County: FAQ
- How often does Rooks County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rooks County, KS logged 98 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rooks County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,715 customers without power, beginning October 2, 2026 and lasting about 4d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Rooks County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rooks County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rooks County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rooks County.
67632, 67657, 67663, 67669, 67675
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 | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Stockton - (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/20163 and /api/v1/counties/20163/history.