Power Outages in Rush County, KS
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of La Crosse - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Rush County, KS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rush County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/rush-county
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of La Crosse - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,630 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of La Crosse - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of La Crosse - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rush 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67548 | 19 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 67575 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67565 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67556 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67553 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67520 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67513 | ≤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 Rush County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rush County right now.
Rush County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Tornado Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rush County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rush County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 974 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 4.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 974 customers out) · decade average 6.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34 | 304 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 124 | 331 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 84 | 570 | 16.3 |
| 2018 | 114 | 319 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 119 | 306 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 71 | 319 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 46 | 947 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 76 | 974 | 20.9 |
| 2023 | 56 | 318 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 153 | 523 | 5.8 |
| 2025 | 118 | 612 | 4.0 |
Cost of power in Rush County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rush 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
- 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 Low ice storms exposure · 6.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rush County: FAQ
- How often does Rush County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rush County, KS logged 118 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rush County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 974 customers without power, beginning March 22, 2022 and lasting about 8d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Rush County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rush County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rush County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rush County.
67511, 67513, 67520, 67548, 67553, 67556, 67559, 67565, 67575
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 | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of La Crosse - (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/20165 and /api/v1/counties/20165/history.