Power Outages in Russell County, KS
Is there a power outage in Russell County, KS right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Russell County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Lucas- (KS), City of Luray - (KS) and City of Russell - (KS).
Russell County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.4 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Russell County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/russell-county
No active outages are reported by Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Russell County.
No live feed for City of Lucas- (KS), City of Luray - (KS) and City of Russell - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Russell County, KS
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc, City of Lucas- (KS), City of Luray - (KS) and City of Russell - (KS); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
20%of this county's ~5,909 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lucas- (KS), City of Luray - (KS), City of Russell - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 694 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 498 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Lucas- (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Luray - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Russell - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn 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 Russell 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67665 | 118 | 12 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 67648 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67673 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67658 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67649 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67640 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67634 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67626 | ≤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 Russell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Russell County right now.
Russell County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×13
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Warning ×4
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Russell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Russell County went about 5.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,375 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 5.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 904 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44 | 456 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 114 | 778 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 101 | 552 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 98 | 616 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 103 | 788 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 65 | 916 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 47 | 904 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 37 | 567 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 37 | 575 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 130 | 1,375 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 31 | 1,221 | 5.4 |
Cost of power in Russell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Russell 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 3.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Russell County: FAQ
- How often does Russell County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Russell County, KS logged 31 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Russell County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,375 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2024 and lasting about 8h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Russell County, KS right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Rolling Hills Electric Coop, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Russell County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Lucas- (KS), City of Luray - (KS) and City of Russell - (KS).
- Which utilities serve Russell County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Russell County.
67626, 67634, 67648, 67649, 67658, 67665
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Russell County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kansas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Lucas- (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Luray - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Russell - (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/20167 and /api/v1/counties/20167/history.